Australia's largest stock trading and investment forum Australia's #1 stock forum

Russia Ukraine war, page-233074

First 233074 Last

Share
Profile

Follow
NoImSpartacus

606 Posts.

42

18/08/24

19:54

Post #: 75259104
Share
Originally posted by LoadedDog: ↑

Russia would have been trampled into the snow without US manufactured hardware delivered via the terrible Murmansk convoys manned by non-Russian merchant seamen hunted by U boats and battle ships.

Losses during the murmansk convoys
The Murmansk Convoys, also known as the Arctic Convoys, were a series of Allied naval convoys that transported vital supplies from the United Kingdom, Iceland, and North America to the Soviet Union’s northern ports, primarily Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, during World War II. The convoys faced extreme weather conditions, German air and naval attacks, and heavy losses.
Convoy PQ 17: The Worst Losses
Convoy PQ 17, which sailed from Iceland in June 1942, suffered the worst losses of any convoy. Out of 30 ships, the Germans sank or damaged nine, including the SS Atheltemplar, SS Ceramic, and SS Lancastria. The convoy’s escorts were unable to protect the ships, and many sailors and soldiers were lost at sea.
Overall Losses
According to estimates, a total of 104 merchant vessels were lost during the Murmansk Convoys, along with 24 Royal Navy warships. Approximately 3,500 Allied servicemen lost their lives. The loss rate for Allied ships was higher than on any other Allied convoy series.

They returned the favour by racing to Berlin and putting a wall around half of it and starving the population. At one time the US had to airlift everything, including coal, into the besieged city.

Losses during the berlin airlift
Human Losses:109 lives were lost during the Berlin Airlift, including:
27 American aircrew
23 British aircrew
7 German aircrew
35 lives lost in a single incident when a British passenger plane and a Soviet fighter collided
Aircraft Losses:18 planes were destroyed or severely damaged during the airlift
Total Tonnage Flown:2,334,374 tons of supplies were delivered to West Berlin, including coal, food, and other necessities
Peak Daily Tonnage:8,000 tons were flown daily at the airlift’s peak
Total Flights:278,228 flights were made to Berlin during the 15-month operation

Then there was the Cold War. Russia is, always has been, an enemy of the West. We are part of that self protection group so we are involved.

Expand

You notice I don't cut and paste. Because Im not a propagandist like you. I know what I know from years of studying history and doing independent thinking. So you know what you can do with that crap you cut and paste from Russiaphobia Central. Who won the Second World War? RUSSIA WON THE SECOND WORLD WAR. Live with it!
6 Upvote

Reply

Top Stories

Bitcoin: Current State of Play & Where to Next | Swyftx

EQR

EQ Resources transitions historic Mt Carbine tungsten mine to owner-operator system

WBC

Westpac records 6% profit growth in third quarter of 2024

Emerald & Azure score Digger & Dealer awards

Week 33 Wrap: US recession fears forgotten; RBNZ’s surprise rate cut; more iron ore trouble

There are more pages in this discussion • 73 more messages in this thread...

First 233074 Last