The USSR contributed more to the defeat of Germany and its European Allies than the Western Allies.

Thank you Con for your response. We agree losses do not determine who contributed more. My statement at the beginning of round 2 was simply a response to your statement at the beginning of round 1. Now, let us get to the point.While reading my opponents arguments, I noticed one very clear way in which his arguments and mine differed. Con lacks numbers and specific details. For example, pointing out that the west waged an extensive bombing campaign over Germany does not say much. Likewise, I don't believe that pointing out Germany was fighting a two front war is a very strong argument when you take into consideration that one front was where the overwhelming majority of German forces were located. Its like if two people vacuum a house and one person vacuums a single bedroom while the other vacuums the rest of the rooms. Obviously the job was not done by two people but it would not be an appropriate argument if the person doing one room claimed to have done as much as the other person.An argument saying that the Soviet Union aided Germany with resources is also rather weak, considering it was Britain and France who arranged for Germany, Poland and Hungary to split Czechoslovakia between themselves. Czechoslovakia was a Soviet ally with many factories that were put to good use by the Nazis. Furthermore, was it not Vichy France that contributed a large number of troops and ships to the Fascist cause? In short, both sides were guilty of extensive collaboration with the Germans.Con says this: "while North Africa is portrayed as a distraction, yet they both consume limited materials and men." He admits to North Africa being of limited importance and from what I understand, is basically saying that the "limited" amount of men Germany was forced to keep in Africa may have allowed the Germans to win on the Eastern Front had those troops been redeployed there. However this is not a good argument because as I pointed out in the previous round, when the war in Africa was happening, 80% of the German army was fighting the Soviets. Imagine if this 80% had been redeployed elsewhere. So at least four times as many Germans were fighting the Red Army and Con argues that it was Africa that may have saved Russia. This does not make much sense to me and I wish for my opponent to elaborate here.Information on how close the Germans came to atomic bomb varies, as is the effectiveness of them during this time. Late in the war Germany lacked air supremacy throughout Europe and this is a must if you are about to drop an atomic bomb on a city. In short, Con only said: "I should point out that the Allies took very concrete steps to prevent the Germans from developing an atomic bomb. An atom bomb or two in the German hands would have brought all sides to the bargaining table." If you an air force lacks air supremacy then it cannot drop a nuclear bomb on a city. Anyway, according to research I'v done, it is unclear how close Germany came to a bomb. [1]Conclusion: Con says Britain put political pressure on Finland, took unknown steps to prevent Germany from having a chance at developing an atomic bomb and held down a small number of German troops in Africa and Italy and a larger number in France, though by 1944 it was clear Germany's defeat was inevitable. He further states that an unknown number of Soviet troops were redeployed to Europe because the USSR did not have to fight a two front war.In comparison, my strongest argument has been that some 80% of German deaths between 1939 and 1944 occurred fighting the Soviet Union. Personally, I feel this fact alone wins me the debate when stacked up against the information my opponent has provided so far. I made many other points concerning German tank losses and casualties suffered by Romania, Hungary and Italy on the Eastern Front. If this is not enough then the only reason the Invasions of Italy and Normandy were successes was simply because most of Germany's army was not there to stop them from happening.Sources:[1] http://www.spiegel.de...