73 years ago today, the liberation of Europe began.

[Teeqoz]

barneystinson69 said:

Teeqoz said:

No, the front that allowed the allies to reach Berlin was established the moment Hitler attacked the Soviet Union... I have huge respect for the efforts of the western allies, but the allies literally rushed past occupied territory to make sure the USSR didn't reach Berlin alone.

That isn't true. The Soviets were on the defensive till 43 when the Nazis lost at Stalingrad and then Kursk, and do you think the Soviets were actually liberating? They "liberated" Eastern Europe, only to become just as oppressive and totalitarian as the Nazis. 

Here's what you said:

barneystinson69 said:

The front that allowed the allies to reach Berlin (and knock germany out of the war) was established on D-Day.

Which isn't true. It was the eastern front that allowed the allies to reach Berlin.