Victory in Europe Day - 75th Anniversary.

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Re: Victory in Europe Day - 75th Anniversary.

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america treats them just as badly, if not worse

friend of mine, may tours in afhanistan and iraq, waits 6 months to see a doctor

moral, dont fight unjust wars for rich people
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Re: Victory in Europe Day - 75th Anniversary.

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Kuroneko wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 12:44 pm
hanno wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 11:31 am
WildA wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 10:50 amThe Russkies did their part, but only because WE supplied them.
And because they were willing to sacrifice millions (8 million soldiers and 18 million civilians); losses that would have been unacceptable to anyone else.
"but only because WE supplied them" you're kidding right! I wonder where he got that idea! :lol:
When the Soviet Union was invaded during Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the Russian forces suffered heavy losses in men, material and tanks. Great Britain now no longer stood alone and found an Ally in Russia, so a move was made to supply the Soviet Union with Tanks not just as a symbol of their Alliance but for the practical reason that they were needed.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-b ... r-ii-13889

The majority of the tanks that were sent to Russia in 1941 and 1942 were Matilda II and Valentine tanks. The Matilda had seen action in France in 1940 and then in the Western Desert. It’s thick armour stood by well against many German tank guns, but not against the 88mm. The Valentine was a smaller tank, but with good armour and more than 2600 were sent to Russia from Britain and also Canada.https://www.world-at-war.co.uk/?p=69

By mid-1941, the USSR had more than 22,000 tanks—more tanks than all the armies of the world combined, and four times the number of tanks in the German arsenal. By the end of the war, the Soviet Union had produced nearly 60,000 T-34 tanks—proving the point that quantity does have a quality all of its own.
Tanks and guns win battles. Trucks, Jeeps, fuel and food win wars.
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