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How was the German army all but beaten before the Yanks joined the war?
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Germany was beaten the moment Hitler broke the non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union. More than 3/4 of German casualties during the war were on the Eastern Front. The Germans would have been defeated even without American involvement in the war.
What the Americans did accomplish, though, is hasten the Allied victory by several years and ensure that Western Europe did not fall under the Soviet sphere of influence after the Germans were defeated.
Would D-Day have happened without the US? Almost certainly yes, but not as early as 1944. Probably in 1945 or 1946, though, when the Western Front would have been significantly less defended as Germany would have been forced to move units to the East.
In any case, the US made a huge sacrifice during WWII,
as did all nations who fought against the Nazis. Arguing over whose country did the most heavy lifting is pointless nationalistic dick-waving, especially since it's a demonstrable fact that the Soviet Union played -- by far -- the biggest role in defeating Hitler.