>>were largely responsible for the defeat of the Nazis on the ground.
While they no doubt took the casualties, they could never have done it without U.S. logistic support.
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/pearl/www.geocities.com/Pentagon/6315/lend.html
http://citizensnewswire.org/files/mjd.pdf
Yep. The American industrial machine propped up the Red Army and that bought us time to invade Europe when we were ready. Saved a lot of American lives.