OK here is my 99cents worth, and it ALL comes out of books and veteran's mouths:
First off, the T34: The T34 was THE MOST produced tank of all of ww2, and all time, to say that it was like the tiger in that they couldn't produce it is COMPLETLY FALSE! This is why Surplus T34/85s cost only $7000 strait from russia.
Second, Afrika: Germany was the second to last country to get involved in afrika, then came the US, germany got involved in afrika because their ally, Italy, was getting their ass kicked by england and the former french, who had been there all along. US troops were nothing but glorified reenforcements for the brits. To say that the US landings in Afrika changed the outcome is false, Italy and germany were lossing anyway because of dwindleing supplies. Dare I mention Kasserine Pass?
Third: By May 1943 the emergency food stores in england were down to THREE WEEKS. The only reason that American and British people there made it past that was because of increased ROYAL NAVY ESCORTING of canadian convoys. Again, minimal involvement by the US.
Fourth: The US wouldn't have been in the war with germany if it weren't for japan. And even after that the American Congress refused to declare war on germany. The only reason that the US got involved in Europe was because Germany lived up to it's alliance with japan and declared war on america. So, the US didn't even WANT to get involved.
Fifth: Russia took more German occupied land than all of the US, England, France, and Post 1943 Italy COMBINED.
SEVENTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF ALL ARMED ENGAGEMENTS IN WWII WERE BETWEEN THE GERMAN AND RUSSIAN FORCES!
So, in conclusion, all of you who say that the US was the main force in winning the war, go read a damn book that isn't writen by an american publishing house, and realize that there is more to WWII than what your granfather told you when you were three years old.
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