Yes, they pretty much did do it by themselves. And while they asked for aid, the supply of it was very limited. In fact that was one of the reasons that left Stalin so bitter, the fact that he felt Russia had been essentially abandoned by the allies and had to fight the war themselves
Not a lot of aid?

I think you should look up the areas that the advanced u-boats manage to cause so much havoc and the fact that they sunk somewhere over 3000 British merchant ships alone.
Stalin was a bitter **** full stop.
Yeah just write off the efforts of every country that made the effort.
Ireland's contribution was phenomenal right enough.
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