Battle of Stalingrad Aug 21 1942 – Feb 2 1943

To what extent was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point of the Second World War?

Minchul (Danny)IBH2 European History Ms. Gifford

Outline

Road to War (Background)

Chronology

Statistics

Significance of the War

Background

August 1939: Non-Aggression Pact between Germany and Soviet Union

Operation Barbarossa (1941)

Attack in South Russia June 28, 1942

Stalingrad = center of communications and manufacturing

Why Stalingrad?

Center of communication and manufacturing

Named after the Soviet leader, Stalin

Caucasus Region = Oil

Map

Hitler V.S Stalin

HITLER

Order an attack on Stalin-grad

Hatred of Stalin

Obsessed with occupying Stalingrad

Surrender is forbidden

STALIN

Order 227

Stalingrad has to be saved at all cost

Morale Not a step backwards

Course of the Battle

August 21, 1942 – The Battle Begins Sept 23, 1942 – The German advance is

stopped Nov 19, 1942 – Russian counter attack Dev 19, 1942 – Germans fail to break the en-

circlement Feb 2, 1943 – German troops surrender

Statistics

Axis casualties = about 850,000 men Soviet Union = about 1,130,000 men 99% of the city = DESTROYED

Barrikadniy District 76 people alive from popula-tion of 50,000

Ermanskiy District 32 people alive from popula-tion of 45,000

Life-expectancy for Soviet soldier = 24 hours

Significance of the Bat-tle Who had the last laugh in Stalingrad?

Major Turning Point of the Eastern Front and WW2

Hitler’s greatest defeat Massive loss of manpower and equipment

German Army lost its formidable image of being invincible

Russian Army – boost in morale

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