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This is the British cruiser Edinburgh. Which was sunk with 5 tons of Soviet gold on board in 1942. (Payment for Lend Lease)
u/HelicopterBig4467 — 1 day ago
u/HelicopterBig4467
Comparison of domestic Soviet production during WW2 with American Lend Lease supplies. During the Cold War, US government propaganda tried to push the narrative that the USSR would not have won without so-called "American aid". (Paid by Soviet gold)
It is certainly undeniable that without Lend Lease the USSR would have been in a more difficult situation and would have suffered greater losses. But during the Cold War, the importance of Lend Lease was absolutely inflated.
u/HelicopterBig4467 — 1 day ago
Hitler always wanted the get the USSR. So on April 20, 1945, on his birthday, the Red Army came to Hitler. Today is the anniversary.
u/HelicopterBig4467 — 3 days ago