Originally Posted by Antonio

You are 100% correct about Stalin crippling his own army and you are 100% correct about the US helping the Russians during the war. "In total, the US deliveries through Lend-Lease amounted to $11 billion in materials: over 400,000 jeeps and trucks; 12,000 armored vehicles (including 7,000 tanks); 11,400 aircraft and 1.75 million tons of food"