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The end of the war began when Germany invaded Russia. Europe/Russia had already killed 30+ million German soldiers and destroyed most of the German war machine
by mbrodersen 7y ago
The end of the war began when Germany invaded Russia. Europe/Russia had already killed 30+ million German soldiers and destroyed most of the German war machine when the US joined the conflict. The real contribution of the US was stopping Russia from invading Europe after the war (see Berlin Airlift) by threatening to drop nuclear bombs on Russia (Russia at that point wasn't a nuclear power).