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Question: What do you think about Russian Role 1941 - 1945 !?
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As much as I've loved reading about the great battles of the U!.S!. and the very little I've actually read about Russian involvement, I know that in fact, the Russians basically carried the war in Europe (while the U!.S!. and Britain pussy footed around in North Africa and Italy) until the allies got into the fray with the Normandy invasions!. Russia lost over 395,000 men in just one battle (Leningrad)!.

At the Tehran Conference, Stalin got into it with Churchill, accusing the allies (Britain and U!.S!. -- mostly Britain) of dragging heels!. Stalin told him that "God and the world would judge" him correctly!. To which Churchill countered, "Yes, but I intend to be the one to write that history" - and he did!. The Western version of the war is essentially Churchill's version!.

Stalin was looking for a little relief!. Getting them into the fight in Europe would make it a two front war for Hitler, giving Stalin the relief he needed and would distract and ultimately destroy Hitler!.

The U!.S!. had been eager to launch the invasion as early as '42, but Churchill (and England) remembered the disaster at Galipolli in WW I and were not eager to repeat it!. The U!.S!., was young, naive, and had to follow England's lead!. And so they did, into Africa, Sicily and Italy!. Ike was against going into Sicily and Italy!. He looked at the map and asked from where will we go when we've conquered Italy!? The snow capped mountains!? Still, Churchill insisted!. This infuriated Stalin!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Russia, US and UK were fighting the German led forces in the duration 1941 to 1945!.!.!.!.

The mistrust came on on 25th of Aug 1945 when the Russian army walked into to Berlin only to find that the American forces had already entered it!.!. although it was decided that the Russian army would occupy it!. This happened because Hitler had ordered his troops to resist the Russian troops but give way to the American and English forces!.!. which caused the early entry of Americans into Berlin!.!.!. That was the start of the cold war!.!.

During one of the sessions, Roosevelt, Churchil and Stalin ( or if it was Khruschev) got inputs about the atom bomb from Roosevelt!. Churchill could not make out of it as he was not a man of Science!. The Russian leader however realised what the US President was talking!.!.!. thats the reason why we saw the Russians testing the Hydrogen Bomb in 1948 after the atom bomb in 1945 by the US!.!.

Hence it can be seen that Russians kept fighting the German led forces alongside the US and English forces during 1941 to 1945!.!.

The misunderstanding out of the the 25th Aug 1945 occupation of Berlin caused the rift between US and Russians!.!.!.!. and the resultant cold war!.!.!.

The role is just as anyother nation would have done!.!.!. after the bitter loss to Japan at the start of the century there was no option but to stick to be a joint player to fight the other powers of the worldWww@QuestionHome@Com