Is it true that the USA "saved europes butts" in WW2,or is this just American hogwash?

Answer 1

80% of the German soldiers who died were on the Eastern Front....so do the math...

Answer 2

Look at the figures, the western allies (British, yanks etc) killed approx 200'000 germans during the war. Where as the Soviets killed approx 3 million germans. Total german strength on the western front was less than a quarter of that on the esatern front.

Russia would have defeated Germany whatever, the Americans helped supply the British for a long time. And later in the war their military contribution was very large, especially in the pacific. But bear in mind that much of these contributions could only be made by the US because it came to the war late. At the begining of the war the British and french armies were 2 million strong each, where as the US army was 100'000 in fact even on D-day there were more British empire soldiers than US. However Britian had already lost many men, where as the US had not.

Answer 3

Excellent question. My historical studies suggest that it is a little of both. It may well be possible with the Soviet Union entering the war on the Allied side may have tipped the scale. It is also very likely that resistance groups would have caused serious economic issues for the Germans over the long haul, even had the US never entered the war. It is impossible to know for sure. What is certain is that the United States provided valuable resources and force that helped bring about a much quicker and positive outcome than would have occurred without their help. They deserve some credit! But so do all the other brave men and women from dozens of other countries that fought. The US could not have done any of it alone.

Answer 4

Not necessarily. The Russians would have eventually saved Europe's butt from the Nazis. But they would have continued traveling westward past Berlin and the Elbe, probably all the way to the Atlantic coast.

So it's a matter of one's political leaning, when you consider the fact that the United States helped stop the Russians where they did, if they saved Europe's butt. Many would say no because it prevented the Communists from overrunning Europe completely.

Answer 5

It's safe to say the war would probably have gone on for longer (and possibly ended differently) if the USA hadn't got involved. But people find it annoying when american say this because, in our view if the americans had got involved a bit sooner (i.e. not dithered and waited for pearl harbour for them to make a stand), a lot of lives would have been saved. 'saving europe's butt' also makes light of the fact that the uk and her empire, her allies and local resistance across europe, did present a challenge to hitler that he never managed to defeat properly. So yes, the USA's help was probably very important (also for morale), but they shouldn't go on about it!

Answer 6

While Germany was bombing London nightly to soften the Brits up for invasion, American industry began to crank out the planes, tanks, ships, guns, etc. that the already overrun European nations could not. The US had the resources the Brits did not. Canada had the airspace to train pilots for battle. The combined effort of the British Commonwealth Air Training Program was a key factor in fending off the German Luftwaffe, which had a 5-1 advantage over the Brits. Planes were built in the US and assembeled in Canada, tested, and ferried to England.

British production was in shambles, confused and unfocused. The US and Canada supplied pilot training and planes, the Brits were broke and could no longer afford cash and carry (required by US Neutrality Acts). That's where Lend-Lease was important. It allowed Canada to work w/ the US to advance production without paying. Both came out of the war financially solid...an the Brits were able to avoid massive post-war debts.

Without Lend-Lease and American Industrial might, European resourses (British) couldn't have lasted 6 months. The Brits were already thinking they would have to relinquish the Royal Navy to Canada and other territories.

Answer 7

While it is true that by the end of the war Germans pretty much collapsed in on themselves through neglecting their home front they did have enough force for a powerful final pushat one point they had been within viewing distance of the eiffel tower. Americans were by no means responsible for winning the war but they were needed both to physically drive the Germans back but their arrival also damaged the germans phycologically. so they certainly helped though it would have been alot more helpful if they had arrived sooner!!

Answer 8

No one has yet to mention that with out the US the landings at Normandy would not have been possible. The US attacked Omaha, Utah and Pointe du Hoc; Britain took on Gold and Sword; with Canada on Juno. The US also landed a significant number of paratroopers behind the lines.

There is no way the landings at Normandy would have been possible without the addition of the US landings. As it was the landings at Normandy were nothing more than a tenuous toehold for much of the first days.

Normandy alone is evidence that Germany would not have been defeated without the assitance of the US

Answer 9

Your question is obviously designed to insult our American friends.

No one country won WWII, it was an effort by different countries bringing their own 'skills' to the battle each playing their part. Britain and its commonwealth with its tenacity against overwhelming odds. The US with its industrial muscle and organisation. Russia with its vast resources of manpower and territory. Each contributed in their own way and deserves credit for it.

One last point to those who say that if it wasn't for the Americans, Britain would be speaking German. Looking at this objectively, the only conclusion has to be that we would be speaking Russian. The German army was effectively destroyed as a fighting force in the great battles on the eastern front. Stalingrad, Kursk etc.

Answer 10

Essentially, it's ignorant and biased special pleading. The British, the Russians and the Commonwealth countries won the war. The Americans did help but only after everyone else had already done the hard work.

Answer 11

please,do you not read any decent history books, try getting a balanced view by reading more than one.
define the word propaganda, look it up, history will be written by the nation and it depends on what nation you belong to as to what you will understand of history, hindsight is the only perfect science and with nation not disclosing the true events of how it actually happend, or just the version of events on thier nations involvement. if you were to believe all you read America won every battle ever fought.
Britain engineered everthing, including embroiling America in our little war, thank goodness that some people can distinguish between fact and propaganda. LF