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Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]
[quote=sjam]
Ironside:
sjam:
I think even you will agree a huge number of these also had "Made in USA" stamped on them ;-)))
nope. Most likely "сделано в СССР"!
Nope: Spitfires and Hurricanes sent to Russia had "Made in England" let alone all those US planes "Made in USA" and those 51000 Jeeps that were exported to Russia under the Lend-Lease program ;-)
Some of the US and British planes Stalin was sent:
P-39 Airacobra single-engine fighters - 4719
P-40 fighters - 2397
P-47 fighters - 195
Hurricane single-engine fighters - 2952
Spitfire single-engine fighters - 1331
A-20 twin-engine light attack bombers - 2908
B-25 twin-engine medium bombers - 862
From USA:
3,734 tanks
10 mine sweepers
82 smaller boats
210,000 automobiles
3,000 anti aircraft guns
1,111 oerlikon guns
17,000 motor bikes
991 million cartridges
1.2 million Km telephone cable
245,000 military telephones
257 million oil refinery,electrical equipment
5.2 million boots
2 million tons of food
Shipped to Russia June 22 1941 to April 30th 1944 From UK:
5,800 Planes
4,292 Tanks
12 minesweepers
103,000 tons rubber
6,000 machine tools
Shipped from Canada:
1188 Tanks
842 Armoured cars
One million shells
36,000 tons Aluminium
208,000 tons grain
Enough to allow Soviet industrial production to recover from early German successes and meet the increased equipment requirement Soviet forces needed to defeat the Nazis on the Eastern Front.[/quote
Where did you get these figures from ? Please can you provide link if on the internet.
