EagleAye
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It is merely a myth that Hitler was close to having the Atomic bomb. It would ahve been at least another decade before the Germans even had a prototype. Delivery systems, yes, but no A-bomb.
Although US aid was important, it was not the most vital, it was more of a token gesture. The Soviet industrial power and sheer manpower won the war
This is very true. Hitler's atomic bomb program stalled on it's own:
German nuclear energy project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Germany, on the other hand, a great many young scientists and technicians who would have been of great use to such a project were conscripted into the German armed forces, while others had fled the country before the war due to antisemitism and political persecution.
Germany fell short of what was required to make an atomic bomb.
While I wouldn't say Russia won the war against Germany by herself, Russia's efforts were vital to the relatively quick win, and it's efforts are vastly under reported. Russia's massive numbers of troops and massive numbers of it's spectacular T-34 (best overall tank of ww2) were critical in the battle of Kursk (largest tank battle ever). So I think it's important to give a tip of the hat to Russia.