re: Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies on this day 79 years ago...

Also, without Lend/Lease the Commies are beaten by the Nazis. USA saved their butts with that. Yeah, they did a bulk if fighting and dying against the Nazis, but they couldn't have done it without us Also, don't underestimate the fighting we did in N Africa and Italy and the buildup for France. That ties up soldiers that could have been fighting in the East.

Also, you want to talk about savage fighting in the Eastern front, try the Pacific. No other country could have done what the USA did, fighting the Japs in the Pacific while simultaneously supplying the war machine in Europe and building up our own forces in Britain to invade France. Nobody.