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Minchul ( Danny ) IBH2 European History Ms. Gifford

Minchul ( Danny ) IBH2 European History Ms. Gifford. 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?. Outline. Road to War (Background) Chronology Statistics Significance of the War. Background.

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Minchul ( Danny ) IBH2 European History Ms. Gifford

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  1. Minchul (Danny) IBH2 European History Ms. Gifford Battle of StalingradAug 21 1942 – Feb 2 1943 To what extent was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point of the Second World War?

  2. Outline • Road to War (Background) • Chronology • Statistics • Significance of the War

  3. 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

  4. Why Stalingrad? • Center of communication and manufacturing • Named after the Soviet leader, Stalin • Caucasus Region = Oil

  5. Map

  6. Hitler V.S Stalin Hitler stalin Order 227 Stalingrad has to be saved at all cost Morale Not a step backwards • Order an attack on Stalingrad • Hatred of Stalin • Obsessed with occupying Stalingrad • Surrender is forbidden

  7. 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 encirclement • Feb 2, 1943 – German troops surrender

  8. 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 population of 50,000 • Ermanskiy District 32 people alive from population of 45,000 • Life-expectancy for Soviet soldier = 24 hours

  9. Significance of the Battle • 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

  10. Work Cited 1942, By. "The Battle Of Stalingrad." World War 2 Insightful Essays. May 2009. Web. 20 Aug. 2010. <http://www.2worldwar2.com/stalingrad.htm>. "The Battle of Stalingrad." History Learning Site. Feb. 2008. Web. 20 Aug. 2010. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_stalingrad.htm>. Churchill, Winston. The Second World War. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948. Print. "History Pages - The Battle of Stalingrad, 1942-1943." AIRFORCE WAR 2 - World War 2 Air Combat Simulation Game. Oct. 2008. Web. 28 Aug. 2010. <http://war.by-airforce.com/articles/Stalingrad-1942-1943.html>. Korneeva, By. "Stalingrad1942." Stalingrad Battlefield Information. Web. 25 Aug. 2010. <http://stalingrad-info.com/stalingrad1942.htm>. Rees, By Laurence. "BBC - History - World Wars: Hitler's Invasion of Russia in World War Two." BBC - Homepage. 5 Nov. 2009. Web. 26 Aug. 2010. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/hitler_russia_invasion_01.shtml>.

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