Post by Swampy on Jun 27, 2020 18:34:50 GMT -5
The topic in one of our threads turned to how important the US was in defeating the Axis powers in WW2, and the issue is that, while the US was important, the Soviet Union's Red Army did the bulk of the fighting in defeating the Wehrmacht.
That is true. But the Red Army required supplies from the US, including aviation fuel, trucks, rations, uniforms, and numerous other things. As Khruschev noted, think of how they could have gotten to Berlin without US made trucks, and, the reality is, of course, they couldn't. Furthermore, without American help, and, without Anglo-American forces diverting the Wehrmacht on several fronts, the Red Army could not have beaten the Wehrmactht and could, in fact, have lost.
The same was true of the US supplying Britain. Lend Lease was critical to Britain's survival, and, without it, Britain would have gone bankrupt and unable to defend herself.
As the eminent military scholar, Michael Howard, noted, Germany's natural role was to be master of Europe, ruling over all countries of that continent, including Russia and Britain. The only country that stopped that was the United States, because the US, by itself, would have crushed Germany.
That is true. But the Red Army required supplies from the US, including aviation fuel, trucks, rations, uniforms, and numerous other things. As Khruschev noted, think of how they could have gotten to Berlin without US made trucks, and, the reality is, of course, they couldn't. Furthermore, without American help, and, without Anglo-American forces diverting the Wehrmacht on several fronts, the Red Army could not have beaten the Wehrmactht and could, in fact, have lost.
The same was true of the US supplying Britain. Lend Lease was critical to Britain's survival, and, without it, Britain would have gone bankrupt and unable to defend herself.
As the eminent military scholar, Michael Howard, noted, Germany's natural role was to be master of Europe, ruling over all countries of that continent, including Russia and Britain. The only country that stopped that was the United States, because the US, by itself, would have crushed Germany.