Stalingrad 1942-1943
- Germans want the oil fields of Caucasus region
- Begin september 1, 1942
- Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting- Nov. 23 1942 Germans get trapped in the city
- German Commander Von Paulus ordered to fight to the death
- Between Jan 31 and Feb 2, 300 000 German troops surrender
- The Major turning point on the eastern front of WWII
- Largest battle in human history (2 million casualties)
- Begin september 1, 1942
- Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting- Nov. 23 1942 Germans get trapped in the city
- German Commander Von Paulus ordered to fight to the death
- Between Jan 31 and Feb 2, 300 000 German troops surrender
- The Major turning point on the eastern front of WWII
- Largest battle in human history (2 million casualties)
Subjunctive question: If Vassili Saitsev was never made up to be the hero he was, would the Soviets had the same amount of hope to preserver and keep fighting?
Summary: As Germany pushed further into Russia, their goal was to capture Stalingrad. The battle of Stalingrad consisted laregely of street to street fighting and ended in Russias favour resulting in 2 million casualties.