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I'm not trying to downplay the role of the USA. Yes, they were vital, and we wouldn't have won without them. You seem to have your head so far up Uncle Sam's arse you fail to see the importance the UK played in the victory and even more so the massive role the USSR had in defeating Germany...

Instead of repeating the same argument over again, I'll just say that if you take out any one of the Big Three from the alliance, an unconditional victory over Germany would have been impossible. This means that we wouldn't have been able achieve total victory without the support of your...

You're missing the point. If we weren't in the war (let's say we surrendered or as unlikely as it was, were neutral), there is no way the USA could've opened up a Western front without us. To achieve unconditional victory, they needed us as much as we needed them.

And the Yanks wouldn't have been able to mount D-Day without us, or the USSR for that matter. No UK = no base, less troops, naval and air cover to launch attack on Europe. No USSR = all German forces piled up in France making an attack by the USA impossible. I'm sick of people elevating...