WWII Battle of Stalingrad

1. WWIIBattle of Stalingrad By: Jacob Stieritz VS

2. History Why did the battle of Stalingrad start? • The battle for Stalingrad took place during the winter of 1942 to 1943. • The battle of Stalingrad was known as the bloodiest battle in our history. • Over 2 million casualties on both sides (dead bodies). • Almost 850,000 casualties where from the Axis powers. • Hitler’s 6th Army was to take the oil fields in Caucasus, but Hitler’s plan changed, and so he said to take Stalingrad first.

3. Story of Stalingrad • The Germans proceeded to Stalingrad in September 1942. They defeated many parts of the city by using hand-to-hand combat. But they lost it back to the Russians. • The Russians were able to launch a counter attack November 19th 1942. • The Russians commander used six armies to surround the city which trapped the Germans with no way to get out.

4. Why is this battle important to us? • The Germans needed it because it was the center of the Russians communications and manufacturing. • Russians could not let the city of Stalingrad fall cause it was named after their leader Joseph Stalin. • The loss of manpower and the battle made it hard for Germany to recover for other battles.

5. Russian Leader of campaign • GeorgyKonstantinovich Zhukov: • Rank: Field Marshal • Born: 1 December 1896(1896-12-01) • Died: 18 June 1974(1974-06-18) (aged 77) • Allegiance: Russian Empire Soviet Union • Years of service: 1915–1957

6. Axis VS Allies • The Axis was Nazi, Germany. • The Allies was Russia. • Hitler wanted the city of Stalingrad for his hatred of Joseph Stalin.

7. German Leader of campaign • Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus: • Rank: Field Marshal • Born: September 23rd, 1890 • Died: February 1st, 1957 • Allegiance: German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1943) • Years of service: 1910-1943 • Commands held: 10th Army 6th Army

8. Russian Weapons • The main guns of this battle were the DP, PPSH-41, and the Mosin-Nagant. • The one you would see the most was the PPSH-41 were the most used in this battle. The round magazine held 71 rounds. • The Mosin-Nagant was a bolt action rifle so you would have to pull the bolt back then push it forward again. This gun would hold 5 rounds. • The DP was a full auto gun. This was an HMG (Heavy Machine Gun). The drum held 47 rounds.

9. Russian Weapons DP and drum PPSH-41 and drum Mosin-Nagant and ammo clip

10. German Weapons • The most common German weapons are the MP-40, Karbiner-98, and the MG-42. • The MP-40 was the most common SMG (Sub Machine Gun). This weapon was full auto with 32 shot magazine. • The Karabiner-98 was a 5 shot rifle. It was a bolt action. So you would pull the bolt back and the shell would come out then push the bolt back forward. • The last one I will talk about is the MG-42. It is an HMG (Heavy Machine Gun). This weapon is a full auto gun; it can fire 1200-1500 shots per minute.

11. German Weapons MG-42 and ammo MP-40 and clip Kar-98 and ammo

12. Result of Battle • After the battle the Germans had nothing to do but surrender to the Russianscause they were trapped in the city. • Complete army groups where lost in Stalingrad, 91,000 Germans where POW (Prisoner Of War). • The Russians fought with civilians and Russia’s military. • After the Wehrmacht surrender to the Russians, Hitler striped Paulus of his rank from Field Marshal to show his anger over the loss. • Then Hitler made all of Nazi, Germany have a day of mourning due to Paulus’s loss in the battle of Stalingrad.

13. Resources • "The Battle of Stalingrad." History Learning Site. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. • "History Pages - The Battle of Stalingrad, 1942-1943." AIRFORCE WAR 2. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. • "Weapons." Welcome to Larry's Collection of Military Hats & WW2 Weapons. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.