The impact of Western Aid (Lend-Lease) on the Soviet Union's war effort is a highly debated topic. Both Western and Russian historians disagree, yet, sometimes Western historians diminish the impact, whereas Russian one's highlight the importance. The problem is that many aspects must be considered, like timing, quality, division of labor, the compound effect and many other issues. This video covers various examples like radios, trucks, tanks, aviation fuel, explosives and several other issues. Additionally, there are various quotes from many experts that underline the various differences and also agreements. Bismarck's Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLTR8qeTOIs Special thanks to Kirill: https://vakhnenko.livejournal.com/ Thank you to VonKickass for the idea on the Thumbnail Design! »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY » BOOK WISHLIST https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » SOURCES « Boris V. Sokolov: The role of lend‐lease in Soviet military efforts, 1941–1945, The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 7:3 (1994) p. 567-586 Strydwolf: Lend-Lease to Soviet Union, significance, impact and myths Protocol and Area Information Staff of the U.S.S.R. Branch and the Division of Research and Reports: REPORT ON WAR AID FRUNISHED BY THE UNITED STATES TO THE U.S.S.R, November 28, 1945 (UNCLASSIFIED) Harrison, Mark: THE SOVIET ECONOMY AND RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN, 1941-1945, Draft 25 August, 1993 Harrison, Mark: The USSR and Total War: Why Didn’t the Soviet Economy Collapse in 1942? In: Chickering, Roger (ed.); Förster, Stig (ed.); Greiner, Bernd (ed.): A World at Total War: Global Conflict and the Politics of Destruction, 1939-1945, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2005), p. 137-156. Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan M.: When Titans Clashed. How the Red Army stopped Hitler. Revised and Expanded Edition. University Press of Kansas: USA, 2015 Tooze, Adam: The Wages of Destruction. The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy. Penguin Books: United Kingdom (2006). Overy, Richard: Why the Allies Won. Pimlico: London, UK (2006). Higham, Robin (ed.); Kagan, Frederick W. (ed.): The Military History of the Soviet Union. Palgrave: New York, 2002 Broadberry, Stephen; Howlett, Peter: The United Kingdom: ‘Victory at all costs’, in: Harrison, Mark (ed.): The Economics of World War II. Cambridge University Press: UK (1998), p. 43-80 Cambridge History of the Second World War. Volume 1: Fighting the War. Cambridge University Press: UK (2015) Hill, Alexander: The Red Army and the Second World War. Armies of the Second World War. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2017. Hill, Alexander: British Lend Lease Aid and the Soviet War Effort, June 1941 June 1942, in: The Journal of Military History, Vol. 71, No. 3 (Jul., 2007), pp. 773-808 Havlat, Denis: Western aid for the Soviet Union during World War II, Wien, 2015 (Master Thesis) » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone #ww2 #lend-lease