Originally Posted by
BobH
Yes, there is no real debating who carried the can in WWII in the fight against Nazi Germany and bought the rest of the Allies time to get their act together for a second front. It was Russia. America too played it's part prior to actually entering the war in supplying war material to the Allies. In all it worked out rather miraculously in the end.
Having been a Naval Reservist, I'll add that the longest battle in WWII was the Battle of the Atlantic fought from day one to the very last day of the war. Without that vital lifeline being maintained, tenuously at times, the outcome may also have been very different for the Allies. My hat is off to the naval sailors and merchant seamen of both sides for the bravery and stamina they displayed throughout that long battle.
Bob