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Originally Posted by iPhantom
So what? That has nothing to do with it.
Truth is and this is a fact: Russia defeated a larger and more advanced part of Nazi (google for 'Waffen SS'). Also, Germany had around 80% of the concentration on the eastern front.
In other words, Russia was the main guy out there, others were just 'assisting'.
Seriously, what did USA do? Can you tell me how many US soldiers died? They all make it pretty dramatic in movies etc. but compared to US, Russia was in a freaking nightmare.
Soviet Union - 10,700,000
USA - 416,800
The Battle of Stalingrad was the main factor of defining how the war would end.
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Once again, who fed the Soviet Soldiers so they could continue fighting the Germans? It wasn't the Soviet Union. Who made the bullets that were used to shoot the Germans? It wasn't the Soviet Union. Who made the radios, telephones, batteries, and wire so the Soviet Forces could communicate? It wasn't the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Soldiers had little choice but to push ahead and fight the Germans, their officers kept machine guns pointed at them. If the Soviet Soldiers didn't keep up their attacks on the Germans, they risked being shot by their own officers.
Do you know why fewer US soldiers died? Because they were free men with rights, equal to those of their commanders. As such, they were treated and cared for as well as possible, properly fed, properly armed, and used with care.
Do you know why so many Soviet Soldiers died? Because they were peasants, expendable fodder considered less valuable than the weapons they carried. Many of them starved because they weren't properly fed, or died of disease because they weren't properly treated, or were killed in combat because they had no weapons to fight with. In big infantry assaults there were large numbers of unarmed Soviet Soldiers, as there were not enough guns to go around. And for those few guns, there were even less bullets. These unarmed soldiers had no choice but to attack, if they didn't they would be killed by their own commanders.