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The Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad. Isaak, Lindsay, Justin, Alec. Facts / Cause.

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The Battle of Stalingrad

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  1. The Battle of Stalingrad Isaak, Lindsay, Justin, Alec

  2. Facts / Cause • The Battle of Stalingrad was fought in the winter of 1942 to 1943. it was considered the turning point of WWII. The War consisted of Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union. They were fighting over the city Stalingrad in southwestern Russia. The Battle of Stalingrad is considered the bloodiest in the history of warfare.

  3. Numbers

  4. Effect • Some of the effects that the battle of Stalingrad had was the numbers of casualties to do with the battle. 150,000 Germans died and 91,000 were captured by the Russians. Only 5,000 soldiers made it home alive after years at Russian prison camps. All together the Germans lost around 300,000 soldiers and the Russians lost around 500,000 also including civilians. In addition to the casualties the Germans also lost there image of being invincible which boosted Russian, British and American morale. It became clear that the battle at Stalingrad was a major turning point of WWII.

  5. Significance • The German Army was much of a disaster, almost an entire army was lost and 91,000 Germans were taken prisoner. The Germans didn’t have enough manpower to compete with the Russians. They were in retreat on the Eastern Front from February 1943 on. • “In his fury, Hitler ordered a day’s national mourning in Germany, not for the men lost at the battle, but for the shame von Paulus had brought on the Wehrmacht and Germany.” • Hitler was so angry with Paulus that he remover Paulus from his rank, blaming Paulus for the loss not himself. Hitler commented: “The God of war has gone over to the other side”

  6. Resources • http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_stalingrad.htm • http://ww2-pictures.com/snipers-stalingrad.jpg • http://cairsweb.llgc.org.uk/images/ilw1/ilw0468.gif • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad • http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/stalingrad2.jpg • http://www.2worldwar2.com/stalingrad.htm • http://ww2-aircraft.com/images/battles/Stalingrad-4.jpg

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