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Don't get me wrong. There is no telling what would have happened if German resources weren't stretched to the west and the south and the US wasn't helping the Soviets out, but the US better be glad the Nazis had such a significant percentage of their resources focused East as well.

Oh I agree the Western Allies benefited immensely from the Soviets. It was a mutually beneficial relationship in respect to fighting the Germans. The deeper you analyze WWII and the logistics behind it, the more absolutely astonishing the German effort becomes. And had it not been for a number of foolhardy interjections by Hitler in the latter stages of the war, German resistance would have proved even stiffer.

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Posted by Lago Tiger

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Posted on 5/10/15 at 12:55 am to ChewyDante

I work with several Russian ladies that tell me that most Russian citizens hate Americans. Neither of them can tell me exactly why but they say it's a true deep hatred . They understand that most Americans are to busy working and really don't give a rat's arse about Russia .

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Posted by VanCleef

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Posted on 5/10/15 at 8:48 am to ChewyDante

WW2 could have not been won by the allies without the Soviets. They suffered massive losses, that frankly, no other nation would tolerate. ~20 million, greater than 10% of its total population. By comparison, 2% of US (prewar population) died during the civil war.

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