Thanks for hijacking my thread! It's ok, actually it got more interesting. I'd say that most of the critical defeats suffered by Germany were inflicted by the Russians over a period of years starting with Stalingrad, the battle befor Moscow, Kursk, etc. The Russians were engaged in ground fighting with the Germans for three years prior to D-Day. Of course they were largely responsible for the defeat of Germany. No question in my mind. That's not to diminish the other allies. Just look at where the Germans' best divisions and squadrons were located for most of the war. Not Alabama, that's for sure...