The claim also completely erases the North African campaigns. Sure, they're not an invasion of Europe, but the Germans were there. Had to kick them out and open the Mediterranean first, for a variety of reasons including supplies and aid to USSR via the Black Sea.
The Western Allies landed on Mainland Italy in September 1943. Rome had fallen before D Day. Not taking anything away from Soviet victories at all, but the second front was already open. D Day was a third.https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1136256630021087233 …
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My father was in Iran, Egypt and eventually Italy. I guess his service doesn't count somehow.pic.twitter.com/6vTRwFZyAz
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It was winter and the US that won the war. Russia managed to survive, and then steal.
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