Half of Brits think UK did the most to defeat Hitler - but other countries disagree (poll, money)

[Suburban_Guy]

Well, the UK did stand alone at first against Germany. If it wasn't for them Germany might have had a better chance against Russia, no? Russia sure paid heavily with lives though fighting the Germans (with supply help from the US).

https://www.yahoo.com/news/half-brit...89.html?bcmt=1

Half of Briton’s believe that the UK did more than other country to beat Hitler, a survey has found.

Exactly 50% of people questioned in the YouGov poll think that Britain did more to topple the Nazis during the Second World War.

[Weichert]

I would say Russia. The battle of Stalingrad is considered the most brutal and bloodiest battles ever fought.

But the British certainly did their share, especially the RAF.

[odanny]

7 out of 10 Germans were killed by the Red Army. England was only around for mop up duty with the U.S. after June of 1944.

The USAAF did a stellar job with their bombing runs but its documented than German armament production continued to increase until wars end.

[Hesychios]

Originally Posted by Suburban_Guy

Well, the UK did stand alone at first against Germany. If it wasn't for them Germany might have had a better chance against Russia, no? Russia sure paid heavily with lives though fighting the Germans (with supply help from the US).

https://www.yahoo.com/news/half-brit...89.html?bcmt=1

Clearly the Soviet Union did the most to defeat Germany by any measure, even though at first the two countries were allies.

If Hitler had not attacked the Soviet Union, the story would be very different, but he did attack them so that's that.

[moneill]

Originally Posted by odanny

7 out of 10 Germans were killed by the Red Army. England was only around for mop up duty with the U.S. after June of 1944.

The USAAF did a stellar job with their bombing runs but its documented than German armament production continued to increase until wars end.

The English only came into the war in 1944???????????-- you might want to do some reading......

[zzzSnorlax]

Originally Posted by Weichert

I would say Russia. The battle of Stalingrad is considered the most brutal and bloodiest battles ever fought.

But the British certainly did their share, especially the RAF.

Honestly, specifically I'd say the Russian winter did more than any human army. Don't try to invade Russia in the winter time. Bad idea.

[odanny]

Originally Posted by moneill

The English only came into the war in 1944???????????-- you might want to do some reading......

I said mop up duty, can you read? The Brits were done after Dunkirk.

[moneill]

Originally Posted by odanny

I said mop up duty, can you read? The Brits were done after Dunkirk.

Got it.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by odanny

7 out of 10 Germans were killed by the Red Army. England was only around for mop up duty with the U.S. after June of 1944.

The USAAF did a stellar job with their bombing runs but its documented than German armament production continued to increase until wars end.

uhm... England was in the battles back in39.... England DID DO a lot..... rearming Poland...all while the US sat on their arse

and England remained highly involved all the way through 45

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by odanny

I said mop up duty, can you read? The Brits were done after Dunkirk.

Someone must have forgotten to inform Rommel. Man, what a lot of trouble he could have saved.

And the IJA in Burma, too...

The old cliche about the Brits buying the Allies time, the Americans supplying the money and the Russians buying their share with blood is not entirely off.