Red Army.
It was at the Battle of Stalingrad - though the actual number is considered to be even higher by some historians.
The Battle of Stalingrad, occurred from August 1942 until February 1943 in the city of modern day Volgograd, Russia. The battle occurred between German forces of the Wehrmacht and Soviet Union forces. The battle was the first significant defeat of German forces in the Soviet Union since their invasion in June 1941.
In WW2 the Germans got as far as Stalingrad in the south, and the Caucasus mountains, just north of Grozny. Leningrad was besieged in the north, & Moscow was not reached. Essentially Stalingrad was as far as the Germans got, at the end of 1942.
AnswerOf the roughly 300,000 German troops at Stalingrad 50,000 were brushed aside during the Soviet encirclement of Stalingrad. Another 30,000 were evacuated by the Luftwaffe at the few airfields the Germans still held. When the Germans finally capitulated approximately 90,000 were taken prisoner, therefore around 130,000 Germans were killed at Stalingrad.
Germany was defeated at the Battle of Stalingrad when it surrendered on February 2nd 1945. The reason for this that one of the German Generals said to the soviets that there was no reason to continue fighting.
Russia defeated the German Army at the Battle of Stalingrad (February 2, 1943) .
It was at the Battle of Stalingrad - though the actual number is considered to be even higher by some historians.
The Battle of Stalingrad, occurred from August 1942 until February 1943 in the city of modern day Volgograd, Russia. The battle occurred between German forces of the Wehrmacht and Soviet Union forces. The battle was the first significant defeat of German forces in the Soviet Union since their invasion in June 1941.
Stalingrad.
Because the Battle of Stalingrad was one of the turning points of WWII. (i. e. The Germans could not win, and after the battle the Soviet Red Army started to advance into Western Europe. )
The Germans began to retreat from the Soviet Union after fierce fighting at the city of Stalingrad. The Battle of Stalingrad, which lasted from August 1942 to February 1943, marked a significant turning point in World War II, as the Soviet forces encircled and defeated the German Army. This defeat forced the Germans to abandon their offensive in the East and initiate a retreat, signaling a shift in the momentum of the war in favor of the Soviets.
Actually, the Soviets captured 91,000 German soldiers and SS in the Battle of Stalingrad, and suffered some 150,000 killed. Although the Soviets lost some 500,000 soldiers and civilians, the fight at Stalingrad proved to the Russian people that the Germans could be beaten.
1,143,500 Soviets were in the Battle of Stalingrad after the Soviet counter attack.
In WW2 the Germans got as far as Stalingrad in the south, and the Caucasus mountains, just north of Grozny. Leningrad was besieged in the north, & Moscow was not reached. Essentially Stalingrad was as far as the Germans got, at the end of 1942.
The Russians held out at Stalingrad for many months. The Battle of Stalingrad was a long, epic, very bloody battle. It was the first time that German forces had been defeated and started a Soviet offensive.
AnswerOf the roughly 300,000 German troops at Stalingrad 50,000 were brushed aside during the Soviet encirclement of Stalingrad. Another 30,000 were evacuated by the Luftwaffe at the few airfields the Germans still held. When the Germans finally capitulated approximately 90,000 were taken prisoner, therefore around 130,000 Germans were killed at Stalingrad.
Germany was defeated at the Battle of Stalingrad when it surrendered on February 2nd 1945. The reason for this that one of the German Generals said to the soviets that there was no reason to continue fighting.