User:Skylaraugusta/sandbox

Who actually won World War 2?

Yes the Allies did win but Germany lost, but it also seems that in history mot many people talked about the Soviet Union. There were many countries that helped the Allies to reach their goal of winning, but only one country or even a Union helped the most. That was the Soviet Union. Now many people will not believe this or deny this especially England, USA, and other countries that helped the Allies, but The Soviet Union was the one that was the hero of winning WW2 , more people died that in the other countries. I am English myself and i still agree that Russia, Ukraine ... ( Soviet Union) was the hero of it all. i love my country but i still agree. Russian people used to cut their heads of and bury their selves into the ground to not go to war, but people stopped them from sacrificing their lives!Russians react nervously to any narrative about World War II that differs from their own. When the United States, Britain or France pay tribute to their countrymen who fought and defeated Adolf Hitler, it is seen in Moscow as an attempt to diminish Russia’s contribution. Russians hold it as self-evident that they bore the brunt of Hitler’s fury and did the lion’s share of fighting with only minimal support from the Allies.

It is a remarkably ungenerous attitude. On the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s entry into the war, Russians should acknowledge the contribution of its allies. Britain in particular can — and rightly does — claim a very special role in standing up to Germany.

Let’s rewind the clock to June 21, 1941, and see how the situation looked from London. By then, Britain had been at war for nearly two years. Its two allies, Poland and France, had been defeated and dismembered. All of Europe was either under German occupation or hostile to Britain. British cities had been severely bombed by the Luftwaffe, and a land invasion was still a strong possibility. Then the Soviet Union came and helped them A LOT! After 4 years of battle the war stopped, it was nearly 6 years they fought ( in the English way) but actually the war started in 1940 not 1939 as in Russia it's considered when the Soviet Union entered but the actual year was 1939 when Neville Chanberling declared War on Germany.