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Another can of sunshine for the German gentleman, please! (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] Miaou@jlai.lu 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Of course there were millions in casualties, but they were russians, so USA saw that as a win-win.

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago

I mean, the Soviets were very clear with the Western Allies on what timetables they wanted. Many of those Soviet casualties were a choice by the Soviet Union '43-'45 regarding the Soviet Union reclaiming its 'rightful' sphere of influence.