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To: bentway who wrote (217228)	2/9/2007 3:11:16 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

You don't know what you're talking about. While most of the firepower was certainly on that front, the Germans killed/disabled 4 million Soviets in the four biggest battles there. Stalingrad was the first, not the last, of those.

To: bentway who wrote (217228)	2/9/2007 3:15:15 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Thank you, Chris. I didn't know this part of history either. Why is it hard for the right to accept that this country is not always the biggest, the baddest, and the best?

To: bentway who wrote (217228)	2/9/2007 3:45:05 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 281500

The Russian winter helped win the war as much as anything. The Germans were simply not prepared for it, and I believe the weather was even colder than on average that year. The weather helped defeat Blitzkrieg, which had not failed since 1939, and with the failure of that technique, the German's suffered a huge loss of morale. I agree with you that the soviet theatre was important, but it's funny just how important the weather was. Or I find it funny. I don't think people often think about things like the weather, when it comes to battles, and invasions.