Part of the reason that Russia lost so many troops was that they, (not
really they, Stalin) was willing to spend lives for propaganda victorys
that the western allies' people wouldn't have stood for. The fact was
that the West was not prepared to start a second front until 1943. The
invasion of Italy in '42 was supposed to knock that power out of the
war, and turned out to be much more difficult and costly than expected.
frank theriault wrote:
On 4/27/05, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No the USA sent the Russians tons of SPAM to keep their troops alive, as
they were starving on the German front during the winter. Just a little
history.
I know that The West sent supplies to Russia. Canada sent tanks (I
believe a smallish light tank called the Valentine, made in the Angus
Railway Shops in Montreal was sent over to Russia by the hundreds).
Other countries no doubt sent food and military supplies.
Russia needed troops. And, she needed a second front to open. My
point was simply that Russia was alone in it's fight against Germany
on the Eastern front. Russia paid a higher price (in lives) for WWII
than any other country.
cheers,
frank
