Analysis Of The Book ' Stalingrad ' The Fateful Siege 1942-1943 '

It was the first major German loss during World War Two (it significantly decreased their front line power and determination): Prior to Stalingrad the German’s had been on an immense roll since the beginning of the war, and their defeat proved to the Allies that Germany wasn’t invincible. After Stalingrad, there was not any significant German victory in the war. Hitler commented: “the God of war has gone over to the other side”(1943).

The Battle of Stalingrad in 1942 was one of the major turning points in World War Two. It was a major turning point for a number of reasons, the first being that Germany lost considerable amounts of manpower and equipment in this battle; losses from which they never recovered. In addition, the Battle of Stalingrad had a sizeable effect on the German’s and the Allies moral that ultimately led to Nazi Germany’s downfall. Moreover, the Battle of Stalingrad stopped the German advance into Russia, denying them access to the Caucasus oil wells, exacerbating Germany’s fuel crisis and crippling the German army. Finally, the Battle

The battle of Stalingrad was fought between the invading forces of Nazi Germany and the

The Battle of Stalingrad is considered the turning point of the Second World War as the German forces failed to overcome the defense of the Russian army leading to their humiliating defeat at the hands of the Russians. It is commonly believed that this loss was due to Hitler’s lack of trust in his own generals and his selfish desire to conquer an essentially useless piece of land. American writer Edwin Palmer Hoyt believes that if Hitler had granted his generals more flexibility, then Von Paulus could have saved some of his divisions from complete annihilation. Another perspective of the outcome is that it stemmed from Stalin’s decision to allow for how own generals and commanders to take control over the battle while he put his focus on other things which would lead to the Soviet domination over the German army in a seemingly hopeless situation.

Mansur Abdulin takes his experiences on the front ranks and shares them in great detail in his book Red Road From Stalingrad. By describing all the things that are happening in the day to day combat, Abdulin is also giving the readers a glimpse at himself. He tells of mental and physical aspects of battle and shows how it effects all involved. His descriptions and feelings bring the readers into his mind and heart and they see the real Abdulin. His intent is to show and share the “real” life of war and battle. He cares for the cause and is a strong passionate Soviet soldier; however he also creates a different kind of hero by letting his loyalty and conscience to be his guide.

The Battle of Stalingrad is seen as a major turning point in which the aggressors went from offensive to a defensive posture. On November 19th, 1942 the Soviet army counter offensive started and was the first major defeat for the Nazi’s. President Roosevelt called it the “turning point” of the whole European conflict. The Russian army had gained the initiative to move from a defense to offense and pushed the German army all the way back to Berlin.

Many believe that Hitler mainly did this because he very much disliked Joseph Stalin--the leader of the Soviet Union, and he simply was not fond of the name of the city--Stalingrad. The Germans started by attacking the South-West countries near Russia, and Hitler got his hopes up as high as the moon, to the point where he was almost certain that the Germans would be victorious against the Soviet Union. Hitler started to make assumptions such as when we beat them here, then we will do this, and after that, we will conquer them here. He assumed that the Soviet Union would just try to defend their country, and not fight back--he was clearly mistaken. Instead, the Soviet Union fought back and took the Germans and Hitler by surprise, which is partly the reason why we defeated them, and they did not take over Russia. After this, Hitler was greatly humiliated, like getting smashed with an egg on his face.

The battle of Stalingrad raged from August 1942 until the German surrender on 2 February 1943. Significantly, it was the first catastrophic defeat to befall the Wermacht Army who not only lost the battle but were severely humiliated. Indeed, the German Army never fully recovered from this blow to its morale. Upwards of 270,000 troops were killed and 91,000 prisoners were taken by the Red Army; included in this latter number were 23 German Generals. Conversely, morale in the Red Army soared as a consequence of Stalingrad giving the Russians increased strength and confidence. This battle represented a turning point in the Second World War.

The Eastern Front of the European theater saw some of the harshest conditions and most intense combat of the second World War. Germany and Russia had been enemies for centuries and with Hitler’s belief that Marxism and Judaism were one in the same, the stage was set for a war between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Hitler broke the non-aggression pact he had signed with Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union on June 22nd, 1941. Neither side was prepared for the ferocity and destruction that was to follow.

Throughout the twentieth century, the city of Kiev was occupied by various governments, notably the Soviet and the Nazi regimes, during the Second World War. The German army successfully conquered Kiev on September 21st, 1941, after Soviet forces withdrew. Immediately upon German occupation, the planning for eliminating the Jewish population from Kiev began, and was shortly after conducted at the Massacre of Babi Yar, where it has been estimated that any number between 33,771 to 150,000 Jews were murdered. Despite Babi Yar’s involvement in the Holocaust, the events which occurred at Babi Yar were relatively neglected in the studies about the Holocaust. The novel Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel (1970) by A. Antoli (Kuznetsov) has acted as one of few resources which has addressed the massacre of Jews at Babi Yar, as well as the horrific Nazi occupation of Kiev during the Second World War. Kuznetsov was twelve years old upon the Nazi occupation of Kiev and recorded his experience, as well as the experiences of others who survived. The novel has brought light to the oppressive and barbaric nature of the Nazi rule of Kiev which lasted for 778 days. Furthermore, the uncensored version has disclosed how the people living within Kiev acted during the period of Nazi occupation. Prior to this release, Soviet rule had not allowed for any release of information disclosing the massacre of Jews within Kiev during the Second World War. However, due to the oppressive nature of

. . When we got to Stalingrad, there were 140 of us, but by September 1, after two weeks of battle, only 16 remained. All the rest were wounded and killed. We don’t have a single officer, and the non-commissioned officer had to take over the command of the division. Up to a thousand wounded soldiers a day are taken back to the rear from Stalingrad. . . .”

The Battle of Stalingrad was a battle that took place during World War II between the forces of Nazi Germany and their Romanian, Italian, and Hungarian allies, and the forces of the Soviet Union. At the beginning of World War II, Hitler focused on attacking Western Europe in order to create “living space” for his superior Aryan race. In 1941, Hitler turned his attention to the Soviet Union and decided that they needed to be destroyed before he was able to confront Great Britain and the United States. Hitler also believed that the Soviet Union was infiltrated by, and was under the control of the Jews (Walsh 8).

During World War II, the battle of Stalingrad began in the city of Stalingrad, Russia and was fought between August of 1942 and February of 1943. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad It is still considered today to be one of Russia’s greatest battles in which the Russian army defended itself from invasion by the German army. This battle essentially stopped Germany’s determined advance into Russian territory. This marked a huge turning point in the war for the Allies. It was a very important war because it crippled the German offensive as well as destroying much of its army.

Fighting in the streets in Stalingrad was a hellish scene. The plague of rats that infested the city, the dead bodies left out in the open and the emergence of skilled snipers greatly affect both German and Russian forces. With the winter approaching and the halt of the 6th Army and the 4th Panzer Army in Stalingrad, the Russian Army decides to take action in order to turn the battle. The turning point of the battle came with a huge Soviet counteroffensive, code-named Operation Uranus (November 19–23), which had been planned by Generals Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich Vasilevsky, and Nikolay Nikolayevich Voronov (Limbach, 2015). Operation Uranus called for Soviet forces to encircle the German forces and attack on

The Battle of Verdun and the Battle of Stalingrad may well be the most gruesome battles in recent history. Both are excellent examples of how important morale is in winning a war. If either of these cities would have fallen to the Germans, history might have unfolded in a very different way than what we see here today.