Explain the importance of Stalingrad

Answer 1

first major German defeat on land-German army was in retreat from the east to Berlin

Stalin never forgave the allies for not opening the second front earlier during the battle

churchill opted for North Africa first.

It was the turning point of the war.

Answer 2

The battle for Stalingrad was the first significant defeat of German arms in the East and marked the furthermost Eastern advance of German forces . It was an important morale boost to the Russian peoples .

Answer 3

The battle for Stalingrad marked the first significant defeat of German arms in the East and marked the furthermost Eastern advance of German forces . It was an important morale boost to the Russian peoples . After Stalingrad the Germans never regained the initiative .

Answer 4

The battle of Stalingrad was important for both the Nazis and Soviets. For the Nazis, it was a flanking point to get to the caucuses oil field which would of given the Nazis fuel to prolong their campaign. Stalingrad was important to the soviets as it was named after Joseph Stalingrad, so a moral importance was for the USSR.

Answer 5

The real importance of Stalingrad was that it was a significant turning point in WWII and that they stopped the advancement of the German troops. The real beauty of it was that it was all a trap to keep the Germans from getting oil from the Caucasus region, just south of Stalingrad. What actually got the Germans to fall for this was that the city was named after Joseph Stalin, who Hitler despised.

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Answer 6

It showed that Germany was not invincible and could be defeated.

Answer 7

It stopped German progression across Russia.

Answer 8

Stalingrad was important because it was the biggest battle and the bloodiest battle in the whole world.

Answer 9

Notably , it marked the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front where the Germans eventually were later defeated in Berlin .