Re: Canadian military plans to boost ranks to 86,000 personnel

On 12/19/2024 6:59 AM, JAB wrote:

On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:11:50 -0500, Auric Hellman
<adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:
 

North American forces were instrumental liberating Western Europe, but
Hitler's armies were decimated mainly by the might of a nations over
there; The Soviet Union.

 "Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union in the winter,
underestimating their resilience, proved disastrous... due to the
harsh Russian winter and the sheer scale of Soviet resistance..."

A number of factors contributed to Germany's downfall in the east. Underestimating the ferocity of the Russian soldier, poor military leadership on Hitler's part, not preparing his armies for a winter campaign (He invaded June 22nd thinking Germany would win a 10 week war, never providing his troops with the winter gear needed.) Other factors also contributed but those didn't include American and Canadian forces until the war was already lost by June 1944
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Dr. Auric D. Hellman
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