http://ww2f.com/threads/tigers-in-italy.62527/
No King Tigers made it to Italy with the possible exception of 15 at the very bitter end of the war. And only about 120 tiger I’s made it. Italy was a meat grinder mostly because of artillery.
Half true. By June 1944, it was clear that with our logistical support, the Soviets would have beaten the Nazis eventually with our without the 2nd front. It just would have taken longer.
D-day did not save Europe from the Nazis. It did, however, save Western Europe from domination by the Soviet Union, whose regime was every bit as evil as the Nazi regime.