Why was the Battle of Stalingrad an important event in World War 2?

Answer 1

The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southwestern Russia. The battle took place between 23 August 1942 and 2 February 1943. It was the largest battle on the Eastern Front and was marked by brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties. It is among the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, with the higher estimates of combined casualties amounting to nearly two million. The heavy losses inflicted on the German army made it a turning point in the war. After the Battle of Stalingrad, German forces never recovered their earlier strength, and attained no further strategic victories in the East.

Answer 2

It was the first major military disaster for the Germans in WWII (but it wouldn't be the last). The battle of Stalingrad represented a turning point on the Eastern Front. It gave the Red Army some breathing room to launch their own offensive, which was only checked at the 3rd battle of Kharkov. After the battle of Kursk, the Russians gained back the initiative for good.

Answer 3

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 key reason for its importance was that it was the key turning point for WW2 in Europe.

Answer 4

The battle of Stalingrad was an important event in the war because it was the first major defeat of the Germans by the Soviets (Russia). It demonstrated that the German army was not invincible and resulted in the loss of some of the best and highly experienced German troops that were drawn into the conflict. Also, the defeat confirmed the weakness of the German allies (Italy and Romania) that were also present on the Eastern front, and from this point on, the Germans were largely fighting by themselves. Many German transports and pilots were lost in the failed supply effort of the surrounded German troops, due to increased Soviet air power resulting partly from fighter aircraft provided through the Lend-Lease effort by the United States. Many tanks and guns were lost during the battle and after the surrender, and this material was becoming difficult to replace, as German factories were being destroyed by allied daylight bombing raids over Germany. Strategically, the defeat meant that the intended mission to capture the oil fields in the Caucasus region of Southern Russia failed and therefore Germany could not count on these oil reserves, which would limit the effectiveness of the war effort and increase reliance on synthetic fuels being produced by Germany. -Wanted to sign in, but don't have a Facebook account (must that be a requirement !??!)

Answer 5

Because it was a major turning point and made everyone frantic about what was actually happening

Answer 6

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