Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in World War II and is arguably the bloodiest battle in recorded history. The battle was marked by brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties on both sides. The battle is taken to include the German siege of the southern Russian city of Stalingrad, which is today Volgograd, the battle inside the city, and the Soviet counter-offensive which eventually trapped and destroyed the German Sixth Army and other Axis forces in and around the city. Total casualties for both sides are estimated to be over two million. The Axis powers lost large numbers of men and equipment, and never fully recovered from the defeat. For the Soviets, who also suffered great losses during the battle, the victory at Stalingrad marked the start of the liberation of the Soviet Union, leading to eventual victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Soviet Union and Germany.

first major German defeat on land-German army was in retreat from the east to Berlin

Stalin never forgave the allies for not opening the second front earlier during the battle

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It was the turning point of the war.

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Beyond a doubt it was the Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 - February 1943). The Axis suffered about 740,000 dead and wounded and a further 110,000 men taken prisoner. The Soviet Union suffered about 750,000 soldiers killed plus about 40,000 civilian dead. It is widely believed that it was the bloodiest battle ever.
Battle of Stalingrad with a total of 1,970,619 casualties

the battle of Stalingrad took place in Stalingrad, Russia

The loss of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad marked the furthest the Wehrmacht would go on the Eastern Front . It was significant morale booster for the Russian Army and the Russian people . The Germans never regained the initiative on the Eastern Front .

The German 6th Army was the advance guard of Army Group South and officially began offensive operations directed against Stalingrad, in Sept 1942. They were able to take control of over 90% of the city by Nov 1942. This was achieved only by sheer numbers including aircraft. The Germans had the Russians backed up against the river but never was able to dislodge them. This gave the Soviet time enough to call up reserves from the east including huge numbers of tanks and artillery, without the Germans noticing. On Nov 16th, the Soviets launched their first major attack not only against the German 6th Army, but Germany's allies, Rumania and Hungary that guarded the flanks. They were totally overwhelmed and retreated, leaving the Germans encircled in Stalingrad.

By Christmas, the German soldiers were doomed because of Von Mainstein's inability to come to their rescue. Hitler refused to allow Paulus and his men to breakout and link up with Von Mainstein's Army Group Don. The Germans fought on till Feb when, without ammunition or food, Paulus surrendered what was left of the 6th Army. 150,000 of his men were slaughtered and 93,000 surrendered and marched off to Siberian POW camps. But not before they were paraded through the streets of Moscow. Only 5000 Germans would ever return to Germany! This battle was significant because it was the first major defeat of the German Wehrmacht on the eastern front. It boosted the morale of the people of the Soviet Union and they knew from then on, they would defeat Germany.

The Germans were forced to retreat from the Soviet Union

The victory over the Germans at the battle for Stalingrad on the Eastern Front meant that the Germans were effectively fighting a two-front war .

This meant that the Germans were forced to divide the bulk of their resources to fight both the Russians on the Eastern Front as well as the Allies on the Western Front . The Allies knew that complete victory over the Germans was then inevitable for had the Germans defeated the Russians then the Germans would then be able to commit their full resources to thwart any effort on the part of the Allies to invade and defeat the Germans who no longer had two fronts to fight on in the war .

The Russian victory at Stalingrad meant that the Russians could indeed defeat German efforts and the Allies were encouraged by this who were then committed to the eventual defeat of Germany now having confidence that their Russian allies were capable of turning the tide of war against the Germans .

The Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in World War II, and is considered the bloodiest battle in recorded human history. The battle was marked by the brutality and disregard for civilian casualties on both sides. The battle is taken to include the German siege of the southern Russian city of Stalingrad (today Volgograd), the battle inside the city, and the Soviet counter-offensive which eventually trapped and destroyed the German Sixth Army and other Axis forces in and around the city. Total casualties are estimated at between 1 and 2 million. The Axis powers lost about a quarter of their total manpower on the Eastern Front, and never recovered from the defeat. For the Soviets, who lost almost one million soldiers and civilians during the battle, the victory at Stalingrad marked the start of the liberation of the Soviet Union, leading to eventual victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

Germany's aggression at the Eastern Front was halted.

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It was mainly fought on land but the battle did take place on some forms of water and was fought also on air.

Some sea battles were when the soviets destroyed German supplies. With air it was fought when the USSR bombed German airfields and when the Germans try to bomb the city, there were few some air to air battles was only less than a hand fall.

A decisive element in the defeat of the German Sixth Army was the loss of mobility having been bogged down in street fighting within the city of Stalingrad allowing the Russians to marshal forces sufficient to trap the Germans within the city by a two-pronged counterattack on the wings of the Germans along with their allies thus trapping them where they were besieged leading to their eventual surrender February 2 , 1943 .

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Without a doubt it certainly did. The outcome of the battle resulted in destruction of the entire German 6th Army which contained around 300,000 men. With the Army group forces split during the battle, it enabled the soviets to pick them off one by one which physically and morally destroyed Hitler's forces.

The seminal battle marked the furthest East the German Army (Wehrmacht) would ever go in Russia having been stopped at Stalingrad by Russian forces .

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The "main" reason 6th Army was defeated in Stalingrad was due to a MAJOR soviet counter offensive well to the north and south of Stalingrad which broke through the Romanian, Hungarian, Italian and possibly Spain's blue division forces holding those positions and then "encircling" 6th army in Stalingrad. Once surrounded, they were basically cut off from reinforcements and supplies, with their ammunition exhausted 6th army fought valiantly but defeat soon followed.

An break out was ordered with Erich von Mansteinstien heading the assault but he got bogged down and could not break through… 30 miles short of Stalingrad. 6th army's fate was sealed.

They needed the supplies that were going down the Volga river .

The Battle of Stalingrad lasted for 7 1/2 months, from July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943.

The German 6th Army, which had reached the city, was trapped and cut off, and eventually the troops were killed or captured.

because, Germany lost and it only had 20% of it's army left, so they slowly retreat.