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| Tango01 | 21 Mar 2020 9:55 p.m. PST |
… more to beat the Nazis
"Outside Britain, Europeans tend to say it was the United States that contributed most to winning WWII – and relatively few credit the USSR
Next week will mark the 70th anniversary of VE day, the day Nazi Germany officially surrendered in the Second World War. Commemorations are being held across Europe, but in some cases may be overshadowed by tension between the West and Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. The snub of Moscow's VE Day event by many world leaders also evokes the Cold War, which divided the the Western Allies from the Soviet Union soon after World War Two ended. YouGov recently conducted a poll in seven European nations, including France, Britain and Germany, as well as the United States, and asked respondents whether the US, the United Kingdom or the Sovient Union (USSR) contributed most to the defeat of Germany in WWII. The survey finds that no more than 27% in any of the countries believed the USSR contributed most, and in six out of the eight countries surveyed the US was the most popular response…"
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| BillyNM | 22 Mar 2020 12:01 a.m. PST |
Hardly surprising there is no consensus when the question is so poorly phrased. It is difficult to see how any two of the three (USSR, US or UK) would fare without the third. |
| gunnerphil | 22 Mar 2020 2:38 a.m. PST |
Hollywood tends to show Americans in action. British and Russian movies tend to show British or Russians. More American films are shown in Europe than British or Russians films. How many people get their idea of history from films. More than get them from books. |
Marc33594  | 22 Mar 2020 6:11 a.m. PST |
And shouldnt it have been phrased the Commonwealth rather than just the UK? |
| Otto the Great | 22 Mar 2020 7:53 a.m. PST |
Better question is which one did the most to rebuild. |
| donlowry | 22 Mar 2020 9:07 a.m. PST |
Or which one did the most to start it? |
| StarCruiser | 22 Mar 2020 9:12 a.m. PST |
The Russians spent the blood to defeat Hitler – the US spent more money supporting the effort, and less blood. Britain proved it's endurance resisting when all looked lost. |
 Legion 4  | 22 Mar 2020 9:39 a.m. PST |
That is a pretty accurate summation IMO … The USSR did kill more Germans and their allies in the East. Than any other of the Allies overall in the ETO. Of course the US/UK killed more IJFs than the USSR … But the Russians did kill a number especially after Germany surrendered. |
| Tango01 | 22 Mar 2020 3:30 p.m. PST |
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| Robert le Diable | 28 Mar 2020 10:07 a.m. PST |
+1 StarCruiser. -+2 gunnerphil. Not just films/movies about Modern warfare, either. |
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