The role of the Soviet Union in defeating Germany was greater than that of the Western Allies.

I will simply write paragraphs for each of the thoughts that I had after reading your article. The Western Allies were responsible for allowing Germany for breaking the Treaty of Versailles, allowing Germany and Italy to invade neighboring countries as well as enable the Fascists in Spain to win, and to appease the European axis in many other ways. When Hitler began to rebuild his military, the Western Allies stood and watched. Britain and France could have sent aid to Spain but they didn"t. Spain completely relied on the Soviet Union to save them from the Fascist rebels. Without Soviet aid, the Fascist rebels would have won much quicker. Had Britain and France not appeased Germany, then Germany and Italy would never even have contemplated starting a war. The Second World War was decided on the eastern front. Roughly 80% of the Germany army was destroyed in the east. Most of the famous panzers and tigers, the backbone of the German Wehrmacht were crushed in the east. In addition to this, your statement that the Western Allies destroyed most of the German Luftwaffe is completely untrue considering the fact that 50% of the Luftwaffe was destroyed in the east. The German navy was not really important considering the fact that most of Europe was invaded by Germany without the aid of the navy. Also, a large part of the German navy was destroyed in the Black and Baltics Seas fighting the Soviets. However my earlier statement still stands, the German navy did little in the war although the U-boats (submarines, not navy) were vital. You incorrectly state that the Western Allies assisted in the capture of Berlin. The Soviets encircled the city and captured it, street by street. The Western Allies halted 50 miles from the city. American supplies which you talk about, only made up 15% of total Soviet production and by 1943, the USSR was producing 3 times as much as Germany. Now I will compare the different reasons for the German defeat in WWII Some of the reasons for the German defeat in WWII. - Losing in Africa. In Africa, Germany lost less than it did during the first 6 months of the war in the eastern front. Although you state that Africa was an important piece of land, that cannot be true considering the fact that Africa was all desert. http://en.wikipedia.org... - Losing in Italy Minor engagements were fought in Italy and it was a fairly small front and unimportant front. http://en.wikipedia.org...(World_War_II) - American Lend Lease Important American supplies certainly saved Britain from defeat but besides that, those supplies never did much since supplies cannot "kill" anybody nor capture a city. - Allied invasion of France Came late and had no effect on the outcome of the war. Churchill promised a second front in 1942, then in 1943. The second front came just in time to make sure the Soviets did not conquer all of Europe. - Allied bombings Terrorized civilians, yet the war could have been won without this. If you look at all those fronts and contributions you will see how minor they were. CONCLUSION: The fact that the Western Allies fought on multiple fronts while the Soviets only fought on the eastern front says nothing. The front and fighting in the east was on a larger scale than all of the other fronts combined. You can argue that the Soviets helped Hitler establish himself, but the truth is that Britain and France played an equal, if not greater role in allowing Germany to rebuild in the 1930"s and construct the Luftwaffe and navy, even Panzers were only constructed by Germany because the Western Allies permitted them to do so. The fact remains that the Soviets were at peace with Germany for only 2 years. Germany and Italy were appeased by the Western Allies for 6 years. The Soviets may have fought Germany for 4 years while Britain and France fought for 6 years but Germany lost more men in 1941 alone while fighting the Soviets than they did in 1939-41 fighting Britain and France. Roughly 50% of the Lufftwaffe and 80% of the Wehrmacht were destroyed in the east and that alone proves who did more to defeat Germany. The Western Allies stood on the sidelines until 11 months before the end of the war by which time it was clear Germany would lose. Additional Sources: Historian Lectures and Documentaries: http://www.youtube.com... (Why Germany lost WWII) http://www.youtube.com... (Importance of the Eastern Front) http://www.youtube.com... (Myths and Realities about the Eastern Front) http://www.youtube.com... (WWII from Space)