come on...
June 22 1941 - The third Reich declares surprising war on the USSR, after they had a peace treaty signed. No preparation for war with the Third Reich from the USSR whatsoever.
During June 1942 the most epic battle in History ensues in Stalingrad. The Germans and AHs fail to capture this very key city and continue with the invasion, although they have the overwhelmingly majority of their forces on the Eastern front. (3,200,000). First major defeat for the Germans. The tides are turned.
During this time USSR's factories start producing enough tanks and weapons instead of cars and radio sets and the USSR is on the chase.
Victory, after victory, after victory.
The only thing the US was essential for was handing out supplies. Which is not a small deed by any means. But if I remember correctly, this was counted as a national debt and repaid later. Which should speak volumes for the ideology and underlying strategy of the great United States of America. Profit and asset security, as well as acquiring more assets. This was the reason why the US entered the war. And they did in a way to minimize all their risk. PH only forced their hand, because of public outrage.
Saying that the US won WW2, when Germany had 80%+ of their forces on the Eastern front is pathetic and disrespectful to millions of people who gave their life, protecting the very land they slept on.
More than half the industrial output of the USSR existed solely because the US gave them the ability to do so.
The reason USSR industrial output existed is because the US sent them so much material, equipment and technical expertise that they had no choice but to build tons of weapons.
If you were driving in the USSR in something that wasn't a tank, it was likely provided by America. If you were driving something that used fuel, it was likely a mixture primarily made from American fuel sources. If you had bullets to fire, they very well may have been made in America. If you were on a train at any point, it was likely made in America. If your goods were EVER transported on a train or truck (Which was 95%+ of them) it was transported in some way by American equipment.
Don't take my word for it though, ask Gregory Zukhov what would have happened had the US not entered the war and sent the USSR millions of pounds of food, equipment and material.
He said (And this is a DIRECT quote) "However, one cannot deny that the Americans gave us so much material, without which we could not have formed our reserves and
could not have continued the war . . . we had no explosives and powder. There was none to equip rifle bullets. The Americans actually came to our assistance with powder and explosives. And how much sheet steel did they give us. We really could not have quickly put right our production of tanks if the Americans had not helped with steel."
74% of all vehicle tires in the USSR were made in America.
92% of all railroad locomotives, rolling stock and rails.
74% of all truck transports
400,000 trucks
22,800 armored vehicles (tanks, half tracks, etc.)
Over ONE BILLION pounds of rail
14,798 aircraft
2,670,000
tons of petroleum products
1,200,000
tons of raw steel
Much of this was in 1941 and early 1942 when the USSR had absolutely no industrial output due to the bombing of western factories and moving what was left to Sibera for setup.
