Why was Stalingrad important?

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The battle of stalingrad was important because, it was an turning point in World War 2.

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.

The battle of stalingrad was important because, it was an turning point in World War 2.

name of the soviet leader

It stopped German progression across russia.

because they wanted it all for thelves

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 .

Stalingrad or El Alamein

It was a MAJOR turning point in WWII for the Soviets.

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 .

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 .

Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of the Bulge

Both were of equal importance to their respective countries.

These battles were important because they were turning points against Japan and Germany respectively.

Probably the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Kursk.

the battle of Stalingrad took place in Stalingrad, Russia

No , the Germans suffered a significant defeat at the hands of the Russians losing the battle for the city of Stalingrad ; one which the Germans never recovered from since the Russians from that point on had the initiative .

The best known sniper at the battle of Stalingrad was Vasily Grigorevich Zaytsev, he killed 225 Axis troops during the battle of Stalingrad, and many before and after Stalingrad. He was blinded by a mortar round during the battle of Stalingrad, but was able to have his sight restored. Zaytsev was given the title "Hero of the Soviet Union" and was eventually promoted to the rank of captain. You might also find this list at…

As well as being an important city, it bore the name of the leader of the Soviet Union. Psychologically it would have been a big defeat, but, as I told one of your classmates, the Soviets would have eventually stopped the Nazis even if Stalingrad had been lost for a while.

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The Americans took Stalingrad? The Americans were never anywhere near Stalingrad and the Battle of Stalingrad was won by the Soviet Union.

Enemy at the gates , Stalingrad , STALINGRAD - Dogs, do you want to live forever? ,

Badly, 40,000 civilians died during the Battle of Stalingrad.

What were the reason for the Battle of Stalingrad

I guess they were all important to someone. But I suspect you're after the Battle Of Stalingrad (it was definitely one of the bloodiest battles of the whole war).

There were 4 important people during the Battle of Stalingrad. the first 2 are the leaders of the USSR and Nazi Germany, which were Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. The 3rd one woudl be the German leading general which was Generalfeldmarschall Erich Von Manstein. The 4th one would be the Soviet Marshall Georgy Zhukov.

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. Hope this…

Battle of Stalingrad, but it was more of a siege because the battle lasted a few months.

D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the Battle of Philippine Sea, the Battle of Britain, and the Battle of Stalingrad.

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

It was important because it turned the tide. Up until then the Nazis had had things more or less their own way. After the Battle of Stalingrad, nothing went well for them. Stalingrad was indeed one of the bloodiest battles in history. It was symbolic for both Hitler and Stalin.For Hitler, he wanted to capture Stalin's city, and for Stalin, he had fought the Russian Civil War when the city was called Tsartsyn. So the…

Volgograd is the new name of Stalingrad

The city of Stalingrad straddles the Volga river

Yes. Stalingrad was a City.

Stalingrad is now called Volgograd,

Stopped at Stalingrad was created in 1998.

The Blizzard at the Battle of Stalingrad

Stalingrad, Leningrad, Aachen, Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Sicily, Piano Lupo, Berlin, Okinawa

Battle of Stalingrad. Click on the link to find out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad

Because it taught them that the Germans could be defeated and also drained Germany's manpower before D-day

The Battle of Stalingrad was fought at Stalingrad, Soviet Union (Today it's known as Russia or Russian Federation.

It was fought in Stalingrad, but now renamed Volgograd.

Stopped at Stalingrad has 393 pages.

The duration of The Boy from Stalingrad is 1.15 hours.

The USSR was victorious in the Battle of Stalingrad.

The Battle of Stalingrad was in Russia .

Mamaev Kurgan (The Mamayev Monument) , the many memorials to those who fought in WW2 , the Volga river , Stalingrad Madonna , Sword of Stalingrad ,

Some of the better books on the Battle of Stalingrad are Enemy at the Gates : The battle For Stalingrad by William Craig , Stalingrad by Heinz Schroter , The Road to Stalingrad : Stalin's War With Germany Vol 1 by John Erickson , To The Gates of Stalingrad : Soviet - German Combat Operations , April - August 1942 Vol 1 by David M . Glantz , Armageddon in Stalingrad : September - November…

The Battle of Stalingrad was importent because it was the turning point in the war for Russia and was the beginning of the fall of Germany.