Did 57% of people in France believe that the USSR contributed the most to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945? The following image is frequently circulating when WWII is discussed: !enter image description here > Poll in France: "In your opinion, which country contributed most to the defeat of Germany in 1945?" (Source: polls IFOP 1945, 1994, 2004, 2015) According to the image, 57% of of people in France believed that the USSR contributed the most to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, while only 23% shared the same view in 2015. Are there actual statistics to back up this claim?

**Yes, it is true**

This document (PDF, in french) is a summary of the recent and previous polling by IFOP, written by IFOP and hosted on their website. Page 5 has the question, and a table with answers and percentage choosing each answer.

It appears that the question was " _Quelle est, selon vous, la nation qui a le plus contribué à la défaite del’Allemagne en 1945?_ " and 57% of respondents chose " _L’URSS, l’Union Soviétique_ " when asked in May 1945, dropping to 23% in May 2015. The question in the image seems to be a faithful translation of the original question, given my limited french.