Original sentence: At the Tehran Conference Stalin had demanded that the Western Allies open up a second front in France to relieve the pressure on the Soviet armies and promised in return not to make a separate peace with Hitler.By D-Day 160 German divisions were fighting on the Eastern Front, 55 were on the Western Front and 23 in Italy, additional forces were stationed in occupied Greece, Yugoslavia and Norway.On D-Day, the Red Army was still preparing their own offensive, Operation Bagration, to evict the Germans from Soviet territory.Some historians, such as Richard Overy, have concluded that Normandy was not very important for the outcome of the war.The liberation of France and other West European countries diverted German resources and attention from the Eastern Front and thereby aided the Soviets substantially.The lodgement established at Normandy was vital for the Allies to bring pressure on German armies in western Europe.The number of military forces at the disposal of Nazi Germany, reached its peak during 1944
Edited sentence: 160 divisions.At Tehran Conference Stalin had demanded that the Western Allies open up a second front in France to relieve the pressure on the Soviet armies in return for promising not to make a separate peace with Hitler.However, these statistics are somewhat misleading since a significant number of the divisions in the east were shadows.In France and Italy, respectively, the western Allies faced 55 and 23 divisions, in addition to those who occupied Greece, Yugoslavia and Norway.Nevertheless, some historians, such as Richard Overy, known for his admiration for the Soviet army, have stated that Normandy was not very important for the outcome of the war.On D-Day, the Red Army was still preparing their own Operation Bagration to evict the Germans from Soviet territory which was occupied by.The lodgement established at Normandy was vital for the Allies to destroy German armies in western Europe.The military forces at the disposal of Nazi Germany, moreover, reached its peak during 1944.The occupation of France and other West European countries diverted German resources and attention from the Eastern Front and thereby aided the Soviets substantially, a fact that is evident from the start of the Soviet offensive 16 days after the Normandy landings