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Poland's General Anders and one of the biggest "What Ifs?" of WW2 [31]
Sokrates - "Sorry to break the bubble of Western education where USA and UK saved the world, the fact is by late 44 and all of 45 Russians by themselves had more military, technological and strategic capability in Europe then Germans and all of Western Allies combined and they proven it by skullf*cking any and every German defensive line with ease as compared to Allies who struggled at every turn."
Yeah, mastery like Seelower Höhen?
As for the west how about we shift the 100K lost at Falaise, the 400K lost by December 1944 and the 120K lost at the Bulge out to the eastern front? That manpower shift would make it less of a holiday for the SU. The western allies also dealt the Luftwaffe's fighter force devastating defeat. So great was the defeat imposed on the Luftwaffe that by mid 1944 the Luftwaffe was not longer a factor out east.
Soviet manpower was not inexhaustible as the war carried on the Soviet commanders attempted to avoid frontal assaults whenever possible. -
When Titans Clashed (Glantz)
Oh, and there was this little program called Lend-Lease that aided the SU greatly from late 1942 on with the material the program provided: rolling stock, food, clothing, raw materials especially metals), etc...
I am not arguing that the US/UK saved the world. I fully acknowledge that the SU broke the back of the Wehrmacht. But to say that the Soviets could roll over the western allies w/ the help of the Wehrmacht is not realistic.
