Up until I was 10 I was sceptical of my dad when he said that 80% of the German army was defeated at the Eastern front, but then I googled it and saw the numbers.
My granddad participated at the siege of Berlin and there's a pic of him clearly shellshocked inbetween another bunch of tankers.
EDIT: Grandad
that poll is really interesting
I didn't know the extent of the role that Russia played in the war until you told me either actually, tho I did know it wasn't insignificant
the victory belongs to the Russian people indeed, would be cool to see a V day parade irl some day
Pavlov house (House of Soldier's Glory) — a 4-storey residential building located on Lenin square in Stalingrad, where during the battle of Stalingrad a group of Soviet soldiers heroically held the defense for 58 days.
For example: Poland defended for 36 days, France defended for 43 days. Hitler captured Europe faster than some quarters in Stalingrad.
