[Yo-Yo]

Most Americans have no idea just how brutal the carnage was on the Eastern Front between the Germans and the Russians.

Even after D-Day and defeating Nazi Germany, I'm not sure the American army or the American people were really up to fighting an Eastern Front style of war against Russia.

[glorgau]

At the time there was absolutely no appetite within the American public to fight the Russians. Remember that we still had to finish up with the Japanese and no one knew how long that would take.

[jamaksin]

Of course, one thread of many ... the US had the monopoly still on A-bombs and a strategic bomber (plus accompanying escorts) with the reach to take out any target in Mother Russia.

[Psalm 73]

"...the American army or the American people were really up to fighting an Eastern Front style of war against Russia."

But remember, Russia couldn't feed or arm themselves. It was all our food and our armaments (or raw materials for them).

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Even after D-Day and defeating Nazi Germany, I'm not sure the American army or the American people were really up to fighting an Eastern Front style of war against Russia."

Let's keep in mind, Patton was also a military historian. He knew the pitfalls of invading mother Russia. I believe Patton was simply advocating for attacking the Russians and pushing them out of eastern Europe, not invading Russia. The Germans were able to take all of the satellite soviet countries quite quickly. It was in Russia with it's vast steppes where they got bogged down and outran their supply lines.

[Jim Noble]

Most Americans have no idea just how brutal the carnage was on the Eastern Front between the Germans and the Russians.

Out of every 100 dead Germans, the US killed 2, the Brits killed 2, and the Russians killed 96.