Throughout the Second World War, the United States provided a large amount of aid to its allies through the Lend-Lease Act. The act was introduced in March 1941 as a defensive policy that protected the United States' official stance of military neutrality while supporting the Allies in their respective conflicts against the Axis powers. When the United States militarily joined the war in December 1941, it continued to use Lend-Lease programs to support its allies, and the volume of material it sent increased significantly. Over the course of the war, over 51 billion U.S. dollars (roughly 690 billion in 2020) was sent from the U.S. to its allies, and around half of this was sent by the War Department in the form of military vehicles, weapons, ammunition, medical supplies, and other equipment. War Department shipments peaked in value from mid-1943 to mid-1944, during which time the U.S. counteroffensive was pushing the Japanese through Southeast Asia, the Soviet Union was beginning to push the Germans back through Eastern Europe, and the U.S. and UK were preparing for the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. The British Empire was the largest recipient of all lend-lease aid from the U.S., followed by the Soviet Union, with these powers receiving around three fifths and one fifth of all aid respectively, and having similar shares of War Department aid.
Quarterly value of Lend-Lease shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949
(in 1,000 1952 U.S. dollars)
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Value of shipments in thousand 1952 U.S. dollars
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US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)). (November 28, 2022). Quarterly value of Lend-Lease shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949 (in 1,000 1952 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348221/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-shipments-by-quarter/
US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)). "Quarterly value of Lend-Lease shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949 (in 1,000 1952 U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348221/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-shipments-by-quarter/
US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)). (2022). Quarterly value of Lend-Lease shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949 (in 1,000 1952 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348221/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-shipments-by-quarter/
US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)). "Quarterly Value of Lend-lease Shipments by The United States War Department from 1941 to 1949 (in 1,000 1952 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348221/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-shipments-by-quarter/
US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)), Quarterly value of Lend-Lease shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949 (in 1,000 1952 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348221/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-shipments-by-quarter/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Quarterly value of Lend-Lease shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949 (in 1,000 1952 U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)), November 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348221/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-shipments-by-quarter/