• Aequitas@feddit.org
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    4 days ago

    The Nazis were defeated by the Soviet Union. Hitler already lost when the Americans arrived. Yes, it would probably have lasted longer, but it’s ridiculous that the US still claims credit for this today. American propaganda, that’s all.

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      3 days ago

      Most US soldiers in the 1940s and 50s thanked and credited the Soviets for dying to help save Europe from Hitler. The saying is “Americans built it, British paid for it, Soviets died for it.”

      And now if you say the genuine fact, people think you’re the one who’s a victim to propaganda.

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          3 days ago

          More Soviets died than Americans or British. British paid for the weapons and ships used to win the war. America built the weapons and ships used to win the war.

          Saying the the fact that this happened is the fact, not the saying. Context clues.

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            But it is still misleading. During Stalingrad, the decisive battle of World War II, Lend-Lease accounted for about 5 percent of Soviet production. During the Wehrmacht’s last large-scale offensive operation, the tank battle at Kursk mid 1943, Lend-Lease deliveries were still below 10 percent. It was only later that Lend-Lease accounted for 10-12 percent of military equipment. The only exception here is trucks.

            Tanks: Total Soviet production: approx. 105,000, Lend-Lease tanks (USA + UK): approx. 12,000 Aircraft: Soviet production: approx. 135,000, Lend-Lease aircraft: approx. 14,000 Infantry weapons & artillery: Almost exclusively Soviet production