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Battle of Stalingrad

Battle of Stalingrad. The Largest Battle in All of Human History. July17,1942 - Feb.2,1943. By Anthony Ayo. PRE-War Stalingrad. Nazi’s Vs Communists. REASONS for the Battle of Stalingrad:

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Battle of Stalingrad

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  1. Battle of Stalingrad The Largest Battle in All of Human History July17,1942 - Feb.2,1943 By Anthony Ayo

  2. PRE-War Stalingrad

  3. Nazi’s Vs Communists REASONS for the Battle of Stalingrad: Oil: 6th Army was sent to Stalingrad to prevent a counter attack on Army A Politics: Hitler also considered Stalingrad as a prize. Taking the city named after his enemy would be a big boost on his career a big blow against the communist End of Communism: If this succeeds communism could have been destroyed • Led by Georgy Zhukov • 1,000,500 Men • 13,541 Artillery Guns • 894 Tanks • 1,115 Planes • Soviet 62nd army • Led by Friedrich Paulus • 1,011,500 Men • 10,290 Artillery Guns • 675 Tanks • 1,216 Planes • German 6th army • The Nazi Military Strength The Soviet Military Strength

  4. Operation: Case Blue The plan was simple: Army Group South advanced eastward from Kharkov all the way to the Volga The Army Group South was divided into two Armies. Army A pushed to the Caucasus to take Stalin’s Oil Supply Army B would push towards Stalingrad which was on the banks of the Volga and pinch of oil supplies to the rest of Russia. Army B was made up of the Germans 6th army. Hitler's best & undefeated troops The panzer divisions destroy pockets of resistance on the way to the Volga Army A Successfully takes the Oil deposits. Hitler ordered 6th army to take Stalingrad; Battle of Stalingrad begins

  5. Operation Case Blue 1942 Map of Russia 1942 62nd Army Defend Stalingrad Other Nazi armies cut off Soviet reinforcements from the North Soviet Reinforcement German advance 6th Army/4th Panzer division or Army B pushes into Stalingrad Germans = Red Russians = Blue Army A successfully takes Caucasus Mountains oil supply

  6. 5 Long Months

  7. Volga River Battle Breakdown RussianReinforcement Battle of Stalingrad Part one 62 Army 62 Army 62 Army German 6th Army Pushed the 62 of Stalingrad so far back that the 6th Army took over 90% of the City. Russian reinforcements had to be ferried across the Volga river in order to reinforce the 62nd army LuftwaffeBombing Runs Russian Army

  8. Soviet Shock Army Soviet Reinforcements Soviet Army Battle of Stalingrad Part 2 62 Army defend themselves against the 6th army Luftwaffe Air Drop Supplies to closed off 6th army 6th Army Soviets Surround 6th Army Manstein counter attack German 6th Army Pushes deep into Stalingrad but are unable to push further do to consistent soviet reinforcements. On Nov 19 Zhukov orders a counter attack and surrounds the 6th army 200,000 troops with 500,000 troops, 900 tanks, and 1,400 planes. On Dec 12 1942 Field Marshal von Manstein leads a counter attack to try and get 6th army out of their predicament. They fail. Paulus is ordered by Hitler to not surrender and is promoted to field marshal because no Nazi Field marshal had ever surrendered. Feb 2, 1943 the 6th army surrenders. The loss total was 1.1 million soviets, 40,000 civilians, and 850,000 axis troops lost.

  9. POST –War Stalingrad

  10. Significance: • This battle showed the world that the Nazi’s weren’t an unstoppable force • This battle is considered a turning point of the war. • This battle also shortened the war by a few months. • If Hitler had taken Stalingrad this could’ve caused the war to last a lot longer than it did. • Hitler would have had access to all the oil he would have needed without worrying about a direct attack on the oil supplies for months.

  11. Principals of Wars • Mass : At the start of the Battle the Nazis had the clear advantage but the more and more Soviet reinforcements there were the easier it was for their army to overtake the Nazi’s. The soviets lost millions of men though • Objective: The Soviets had the clear objective to not lose anymore ground/ The Nazis had the objective of taking Stalingrad as quick as possible • Speed/surprise:At the Start of the Russian Invasion the Germans had caught the soviets off guard. During the battle of Stalingrad the German offensive was so strong and fast that the German 6th Army had taken 90% of Stalingrad. • Simplicity: Army A had the simple order of taking the oil wells while Army B was ordered to take Stalingrad. The soviets only had one plan: Defend Stalingrad • Maneuver:The soviets out maneuvered the 6th army by surrounding them and prevented Manstein from helping the 6th army • Offensive: The Germans were on the offensive until the 19th of November and for a time they were very destructive. • Unity of command: The soviet command was united under the single banner of defending their homeland. The Germans were united until the 6th army got surrounded and Hitler began to spew commands from Germany while Paulus and his army were captured. • Security: The Nazi’s failed to protect their left and right flanks and the 6th Army was surrounded and had to surrender. • Economy of Force: When the invasion of Stalingrad began the Nazi’s had enough units that the Soviets were running scared. But by the 19th of November the tables had turned. The Nazi’s didn’t have enough men to keep a consistent attack because half of the army too the oil fields in the Caucasus while the soviets had thousands of reinforcements coming everyday.

  12. REFERENCES Andrews, Harris, John Bolster, Steve Hyslop, and Jim Lynch. "Road to Stalingrad." An Illustrated Histoy of World War 2 Crisis and Courage: Humanity on the Brink. China: Barnes and Noble, 2006. 219-229. Print. BBC. " 20th Century Battlefields: Stalingrad Part 2/6 - YouTube ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=EV5AbbVf2j8>. BBC. " 20th Century Battlefields: Stalingrad Part 6/6 - YouTube ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=vqN8A97vIso>. BBC. " 20th Century Battlefields: Stalingrad Part 5/6 - YouTube ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUGgZySAKDs&feature=endscreen>. BBC. " 20th Century Battlefields: Stalingrad Part 1/6 - YouTube ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65_gyiVqeqo>. BBC. " 20th Century Battlefields: Stalingrad Part 4/6 - YouTube ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=5XSBeUvnRhg>. "Battle of Stalingrad - Facts, Timeline, Tour Guide." Russia Ukraine Travel Information from Independent Guides and Interpreters. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://www.russia-ukraine-travel.com/battle-of-stalingrad.html>. "Soviet counterattack at Stalingrad — History.com This Day in History — 11/19/1942." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2012. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-counterattack-at-stalingrad>. "The Battle of Stalingrad." History Learning Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2012. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_stalingrad.htm>. "The City of Stalingrad.." The Battle for Stalingrad.. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://www.stalingrad.net/russian-hq/stalingrad/ruscitystal.html>. "WWII Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West . In Depth . Stalin Stands Alone | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/behindcloseddoors/in-depth/stalin-stands.html#Stalingrad>. BBC intrance, watching the position of the, and exit wound in his body!!!. " 20th Century Battlefields: Stalingrad Part 3/6 - YouTube ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=3Tye2YFK

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