The people of the Soviet Union suffered greatly in WW2, but much of that suffering is a result of the Soviet tactics that “shockingly” valued gains over lives lost….
Soviet history barely recognizes the contributions of the west in defeating Nazi germany, esp the critical supplies sent to Soviets from the US.
Logistics as they say
Typical Russian mir.
Russia still owes us billions for lend-lease. The cheap mongols.
Soviet tactics that “shockingly” valued gains over lives lost…
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and continues to this day during their invasion of Ukraine ...
During WWII, both Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev acknowledged the crucial role of U.S. Lend-Lease aid in the Soviet Union’s struggle against Nazi Germany, with Stalin explicitly stating they would have lost the war without it. Khrushchev, in his memoirs, echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the decisive impact of American aid in the Soviet Union’s counteroffensives.
Stalin cynically used the high Soviet death count as a bargaining chip.
“We lost 20 million people, so we deserve half of Europe!”