Soviet leader Joseph Stalin insisted in vain in the opening of the second front allies during World War II. Such an opinion on the radio station “Say Moscow” expressed the head of the LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
“After all, it was Stalin’s mistake. Why did he require to open the second front? Require aircraft, tanks, food, cars! Why are you rushing them to open the second front? Sit, British, on your islands, Americans there, Ocean. We are in summer 1944 already stood in Europe. We would have grunted in the fluff and dust Germany, everyone occupied, would have come to La Mansu, everyone would put on his knees, “RIA Novosti Zhirinovsky quotes.
The opening of the second front took place on June 6, 1944 as a result of the landing of Anglo-American troops in Normandy. The maneuver played an important role in the overall victory of the countries of the Anti-Hitler Coalition over Germany and its satellites, but the main front of the Second World War continued to remain the Soviet-German, where the main forces of the enemy were concentrated.