<< Yeah, the US only sent 300,000+ to their deaths to help.
Seriously, I think bailing out a contenent by sending your sons half way around the world to die is not an easy task.
Yeah let's thank the US and their prompt action to go to war. Wait, wasn't this the country that waited until Pearl Harbor, even though FDR was pushing for war each and every day?
Really, 300 000 is nothing compared to Russia's toll.
Not to take away from US involvement, it was still fantastically important even in Europe, but it's not like this country (FDR excepted) was itching for a fight. >>
No, we weren't itching for a fight. And can you blame us after WWI? I mean, really think about this.
However, when it came down to it, the US was there. AND we remained there to keep the Soviets out of western Europe.
And yes, the Soviet's 7.5 million is nothing to sneeze at. However they only have Stalin to blame for that. Had it not been for Stalin's purges (including most of Russia's great military leaders and strategists), Hitler never would have made it nearly as far as he did.
The Soviet victory over Germany was one of pure attrition. If I throw enough babies into a chipper-shredder, it will eventually break. When it does, we can call the babies great heros and victors, OK?