You do realize that by Normandy, the Red Army was sitting on the Vestula (that's the river that runs through Warsaw Poland) and had destroyed the 6th German Army for a second time, this time 100 km inside of Romania.
"had destroyed the 6th German Army for a second time, this time 100 km inside of Romania."
Bush was correct in stating the facts about Russia's turn-about and eventual imprisonment of eastern europe. I wish he would be tougher on Putin in general. As for the Chinese govt, according to Sen. Infhofe, they are making huge inroads into oil rich nations. They control the panama canal, in a sense, and they have a robust military. Who is more of a potential, below the radar threat because we buy so much of their stuff? China.
85% of the German soldiers that died did it on the East front. Atleast 27 million Russians died, maybe as much as 42 million during the Second WW