Russia bore the brunt of suffering fighting Germans

I wish to bring some historical perspective to the hype of the D Day invasion:

Russia bore the brunt of suffering fighting Germans

1) It took place towards the end of the Second World War, on June 6, 1944.

2) From June 22, 1941, i.e. the start of operation Barbarossa, until the end of the war, on May 8, 1945, the strength of the German army in the eastern front, was never less than two thirds.

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