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Russia bore the brunt of German aggression in WW2, at least from 1941 to 1945. Russia was keen the Allies landed in Europe, by which they mean France, to allieviate pressure on them. The Italian Campaign was always seen as a costly side-show, I suppose because of the difficulty of attacking Germany itself from Italy across the Alps. Therefore the Soviets saw Allied delays in attacking the French mainland as stalling for time (Which it wasn't) the British & Americans knew that any attack on the French coast would have to get it right first time.

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