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"In the end Berlin will look worse than Stalingrad" unknown soldier
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The Battle of Stalingrad was a major and decisive battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in the southwestern Soviet Union. The battle took place between 23 August 1942 to 2 February and was marked by constant close combats and lack of regard 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.
- Battle of Stalingrad begin September 1, 1942.
- Germans want the oil fields of the Caucasus region
- Stalingrad was also an important target as it was Russia’s centre of communications in the south as well as being a centre for manufacturing.
- Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting.
- November 23, 1942 Germans get trapped in the city and the German Commander Von Poulus was ordered to fight to death.
Summary:
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major and decisive battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in the southwestern Soviet Union. The battle took place between 23 August 1942 to 2 February and was marked by constant close combats and lack of regard 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.