Most of the Russian military hardware was included in Part 3 of the Victory Day Parade. This is a big holiday in Russia that celebrates the victory of the Soviet Union over the Nazis in World War 2.
The event also involves more than 100 pieces of military hardware, including Topol-M ballistic missile launchers, S-400 Triumph air defense systems, Pantsyr-S1 air defense systems, Iskander-M missile launchers, Smerch multiple rocket launchers, BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, and T-90 main battle tanks.
Rightardia found a companion piece that suggested the Russians could have won World War 2 without the help of the allies.
This would have taken the Russians a lot longer, of course. The US was engaging the Japanese in the Pacific which allowed the Soviet Union to concentrate on the the Nazis on its eastern border.
Once the Russians realized the Japanese had no intentions to attack the Soviets, Stalin moved 70 divisions from Siberia to attack the Nazis at Stalingrad. After defeating the German army at Stalingrad, the Soviets also won the biggest tank battle in World War 2 a Kursk.
After Kursk, the Nazis never recovered. The war would be over in a year.
Many historians would agree that the ailed bombing of Germany was not that effective, but certainly the US Pacific front took a lot of pressure off of the Soviets on their western borders.
The US lend lease programs provided tanks, aircraft, munitions and food that also helped the Soviet war effort.
The Soviet Union alone indeed could have won World War II, but would have done it at a much slower pace, believes British historian Professor Geoffrey Roberts.
“The Soviet Union could have defeated Nazi Germany on its own, but it would have taken it a lot longer and at much greater price and, of course, it would have taken the country much longer to recover after World War II,” he told RT.
“Yes, the Soviet Union did not ultimately need its allies to win the war, but its alliance with particularly the United States and Great Britain helped it to win the war a lot quicker than it would have otherwise been the case,” he added.
According to Roberts, following World War II, the Soviet Union was much less enthusiastic about the Cold War than its recent allies, the USA and Great Britain.
“On the Western side, once the Cold War had broken out, there was a much more positive engagement with the Cold War, whereas on the Soviet side there was a reluctance to become involved in the Cold War and continuous efforts to revive the Grand Alliance,” he said.
“One of the great themes of post-war Soviet foreign policy is a desire to return to the Grand Alliance,” Roberts added.
source: Russia Today
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