Thread: Stalin buses to be launched in 40 cities

Originally Posted by capecoddah

"Officially" US involvement in Europe started March 11, 1941 with the passing of the Lend-Lease Act. Previously the US was "selling" to Canada and the ships got lost and ended up in England/Soviet Union. Cash and Carry to UK and SU.
Liberty Ships used to marshal for the North Atlantic Crossing near where I live. A Soviet ship has been discovered with ~$3 Billion in gold and platinum off the coast here.


Stalin buses. Are they modern functioning units or just big Lada/Zil/Trabant/Volga? From what I've seen of Eastern European buses, they would cause a lot of crying about pollution in the US.

America was not in a position do do anything when WWII started, she had a military that was outdated in terms of operations and personel, the model was based upon WWI operations, the personal were conscripts.

George Marshall changed all of that and was instrumental in Lend Lease, a great read is

Winning the Peace: The Marshall Plan and America's Coming of Age as a Superpower by Nicolaus Mills.

Also lets remember that there were the Baltic conveys that supplied aid and munitions to the Soviets.

Arctic convoys of World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by Alan

America was not in a position do do anything when WWII started, she had a military that was outdated in terms of operations and personel, the model was based upon WWI operations, the personal were conscripts.

George Marshall changed all of that and was instrumental in Lend Lease, a great read is

Winning the Peace: The Marshall Plan and America's Coming of Age as a Superpower by Nicolaus Mills.

Also lets remember that there were the Baltic conveys that supplied aid and munitions to the Soviets.

Arctic convoys of World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aaaaaaaaaaaand you missed the bus.