How did the Battle of Stalingrad start?

Answer 1

The battle began when the German Sixth Army reached the Volga river and met with stiff Russian defences to protect both the city , Stalin's namesake , and the logistical supplies that traveled the length of the Volga and an exceptionally important means of supply to the Russians .

Answer 2

The battle started on August 23rd 1942 when German and Romanian armies tried to capture the Caucasian oil fields using Stalingrad as a flanking lynch-pin to the offensive. Instead, Hitler changed tactics, using his mobile panzer divisions in an urban battle. This attack was reinforced and started with heavy attack by the Luftwaffe. The reason for the need for oil fields as for the Nazis to keep on attacking the USSR, they need closer oil mines to refuel the tanks and aircraft.

Answer 3

Russian and German forces fought for control of the city and the Volga River .

Answer 4

The Germans wanted to eliminate Stalingrad as a way of stopping the flow of supplies into the Russian interior by way of the Volga river .