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Line 70: + + − The official Soviet position and that of its [[Comintern]] allies prior to June 22, 1941 was in direct and vocal oppostition to Lend-Lease. Once the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler violated the terms of the [[Molotov-Ribbentrop pact]], oppostition ceased.+ − −
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===Lend Lease===
===Lend Lease===
{{See also|Lend Lease}}
{{See also|Lend Lease}}
[[Image:Lendleasemap.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Lend-lease routes during [[World War II]]]]
The official Soviet position and that of its [[Comintern]] allies prior to June 22, 1941 was in direct and vocal opposition to Lend-Lease. Once the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler violated the terms of the [[Molotov-Ribbentrop pact]], opposition ceased.
As the war progressed the [[Soviet Union]] became locked in a struggle with the invading German [[Wehrmacht]] and greatly benefited from the US war materials; they were delivered via Arctic seaports of [[Archangel]] and [[Murmansk]], through the [[Persian Gulf]] then over land across [[Iran]] (Persia) due to [[Iraq]] being an active [[combat]] zone, and in the [[Far East]] via [[Vladivostok]]. While Soviets historians downplayed the importance of the aid, recent scholarship has discovered how essential it was to the Soviet war effort.
As the war progressed the [[Soviet Union]] became locked in a struggle with the invading German [[Wehrmacht]] and greatly benefited from the US war materials; they were delivered via Arctic seaports of [[Archangel]] and [[Murmansk]], over land across Persia ([[Iran]]), and via [[Vladivostok]]. While Soviets historians downplayed the importance of the aid, recent scholarship has discovered how essential it was to the Soviet war effort.
===Africa campaign===
===Africa campaign===