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Originally Posted by RedFoxRick
However, a bit of a history lesson, it actually was the Russians at the Battle of Stalingrad that “saved their butts”, as the Battle of Stalingrad was truly the turning point for the war in the European theatre.
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I must respectfully disagree. True...Hitler's obsession with pressing the eastern front was a huge strategic error, and eventually diminished Germany's ability to prosecute the war. However, the Soviet's eventual push into Germany and Poland had little to do with saving anyone. Not Sure? Ask anyone who spent decades under the iron boot in USSR satellite states.
In contrast, the western allies truly liberated France and the Low Countries following the D-Day invasion, and did so without an eye toward territorial acquisition. Even today in France (anywhere except Paris), you will find people who still very much appreciate the fact they are not speaking German.