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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

the WWII people were far stupider, I'd have gone AWOL.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

To be fair the Western front was a lot safer than the Eastern.

[–]bagano1 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Far safer? It was a cupcake walk. Never mind what you see in the movies...look at the numbers, the real war was fought in the Eastern Front. Not even up for debate. There's a reason the US didn't tangle with Russia. They probably would have been crushed.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Well Russia had the most casualties by a long way. They certainly weren't the strongest military force, at least at the start of the war. Their strength was that they just kept throwing people in and didn't care how many of their own died.

[–]whistlepig 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Well.. one would like to think that any of us would have done the same if our country was being invaded by nazis.

[–]bagano1 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Dude, that's fucking propaganda. How stupid are you? They beat the Germans quite soundly, give them the fucking credit they deserve.