The Battle of Stalingrad was part of the ultimate clash during Nazism and Communism in the second world war, it is commonly referred to as the bloodiest battle in human history.
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| - The Battle of Stalingrad was part of the ultimate clash during Nazism and Communism in the second world war, it is commonly referred to as the bloodiest battle in human history.
- The Battle of Stalingrad is remembered both as a major turning point in World War II, and as the bloodiest battle in all of human history.
- Germany's defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943 convinced Reinhard Heydrich that the country should prepare and train a force to resist the Allies should they invade the country.
- The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat. One of the ironies of the war, is that the German Sixth Army need not have got entangled in Stanlingrad. Army Groups A and B were well on their way to the Caucasus in south-west Russia, when Hitler ordered an attack on Stalingrad. From a strategic point of view it would have been unwise to have left a major city unconquered in your rear as you advanced. However, some historians believe that Hitler ordered the taking of Stalingrad simply because of the name of the city and Hitler's hatred of Joseph Stalin. For the same reason Stalin ordered that the city ha
- With German casualties around 20,000 men a day, Hitler pulled divisions from other frontlines in the region and sent them in one-by-one. Meanwhile, the Russian leader Josef Stalin committed a million soldiers in the battle, telling his men: “You can no longer retreat There is only one road, the road that leads forward. Stalingrad will be saved by you, or wiped out with you.” The Battle of Stalingrad is commonly nicknamed as the "bloodiest battle of World War II" — with an estimated two million casualties. It became one of the most significant events in the course of the war.
- The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War 2 in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southwestern Russia. The battle took place between 23 August 1942 and 2 February 1943. It was among the largest on the Eastern Front and was marked by its brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties. It was amongst the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare with the higher estimates of combined casualties amounting to nearly two million. In its defeat, the crippling losses suffered by Germany's military proved to be insurmountable for the war. The battle was a turning point in the war after which the German forces attained no further strategic victories in the East.
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- Friedrich Paulus
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- Decisive Soviet Victory
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| - *187,000 personnel
*2,200 artillery pieces
*400 tanks
*300 aircraft
- *270,000 personnel
*3,000 artillery pieces
*500 tanks
*600 aircraft
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| - The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat. One of the ironies of the war, is that the German Sixth Army need not have got entangled in Stanlingrad. Army Groups A and B were well on their way to the Caucasus in south-west Russia, when Hitler ordered an attack on Stalingrad. From a strategic point of view it would have been unwise to have left a major city unconquered in your rear as you advanced. However, some historians believe that Hitler ordered the taking of Stalingrad simply because of the name of the city and Hitler's hatred of Joseph Stalin. For the same reason Stalin ordered that the city had to be saved.'
- The Battle of Stalingrad was part of the ultimate clash during Nazism and Communism in the second world war, it is commonly referred to as the bloodiest battle in human history.
- The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War 2 in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southwestern Russia. The battle took place between 23 August 1942 and 2 February 1943. It was among the largest on the Eastern Front and was marked by its brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties. It was amongst the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare with the higher estimates of combined casualties amounting to nearly two million. In its defeat, the crippling losses suffered by Germany's military proved to be insurmountable for the war. The battle was a turning point in the war after which the German forces attained no further strategic victories in the East. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad commenced in late summer 1942, supported by intensive Luftwaffe bombing which reduced much of the city to rubble. The German offensive eventually became bogged down in house-to-house fighting; and despite controlling over 90% of the city at times, the Wehrmacht was unable to dislodge the last Soviet defenders clinging tenaciously to the west bank of the Volga River. In November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus; a two-pronged attack, targeted at the inferior Romanian and Italian forces which were protecting the German 6th Army flanks. The success of these attacks caused the weakly held flanks to collapse and the 6th Army to be cut off and surrounded inside Stalingrad. As the Russian winter set in, the 6th Army weakened rapidly from cold, starvation and ongoing Soviet attacks. Command ambiguity coupled with Adolf Hitler's resolute belief in the "power of the will" and the value of "standing fast" further compounded the German predicament. Eventually, the failure to break the encirclement by relieving German forces, coupled with the failure of re-supply by air, caused the final collapse. By early February 1943, German resistance in Stalingrad had ceased and the remaining elements of the surrounded 6th Army had either surrendered or had been destroyed.
- The Battle of Stalingrad is remembered both as a major turning point in World War II, and as the bloodiest battle in all of human history.
- Germany's defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943 convinced Reinhard Heydrich that the country should prepare and train a force to resist the Allies should they invade the country.
- With German casualties around 20,000 men a day, Hitler pulled divisions from other frontlines in the region and sent them in one-by-one. Meanwhile, the Russian leader Josef Stalin committed a million soldiers in the battle, telling his men: “You can no longer retreat There is only one road, the road that leads forward. Stalingrad will be saved by you, or wiped out with you.” The battle started on August 23, 1942, and ended February 2, 1943, after roughly six months of nearly non-stop fighting. The battle took place in and around the city of Stalingrad, USSR (now Volgograd). It was one of the largest confrontations between the two nations (Germany and the Soviet Union). Both sides were concentrated on success and disregarded losses and the suffering of their military personnel (and even civilians) in order to achieve success. The Battle of Stalingrad is commonly nicknamed as the "bloodiest battle of World War II" — with an estimated two million casualties. It became one of the most significant events in the course of the war. Originally, the attack began as a strategic move to capture one of the largest industrial cities in the USSR. After a blitz via the Luftwaffe; much of the city was reduced to rubble, but soon the German advance was mired in urban warfare which was the source of many casualties. The source of the problem for the Wehrmacht was the large group of Soviets clinging to the West bank of the Volga River.
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