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The German defeat at Stalingrad in Winter 1942-1943 is often considered the turning point of WW2. After this point the Germans were unable to advance significantly further into Russia and began to start being pushed back towards Germany.

Around the same time the Germans also began to be pushed back in Africa, where the combined armies of the UK, Commowealth and the newly arrived US started to see more victories.

However, although these events could be considered 'turning points', there was still a great deal of difficult fighting in the years that followed; with the Germans still winning some battles and inflicting significant casualties on both the Western (UK/US) Front and the Eastern (USSR) Front.

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the Soviet Union attacked Germany

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Its, "Germany attacked the Soviet Union"

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  • The D-Day Allied invasion at Normandy, France in 1944.
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