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    There has been a lot of battles during world war II but the battle of stalingrad has said to be the bloodiest battle of the entire world war II. The battle is at its core is the Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942-Feb. 2, 1943), was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad which now is called Volgograd. The reason for the name stalingrad in honor of Stalin in 1925, the city changed its name to Volgograd in 1961 as part of the Soviet Union's rejection of dictator Joseph Stalin terrible

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    that this was not going to be an easy war, but a long tedious one. Known as one of the bloodiest battles in history, which had a total of two million military and civilian casualties and lasted months was the Battle of Stalingrad.(history.com) The Battle of Stalingrad was a crucial battle that occurred during World War two that had many impacts on our world today. This bloody battle occurred on July 17, 1942, whom was won by the Russians patriotic defense.(britannica.com)

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    conquering Stalingrad, was ready to give up and retreat because he was aware of how doomed he and soldiers were at this point in the battle. For instance, they had already lost many troops, were trapped by each corner, and had each side of their flanks blown up, which contained many supplies, and troops. Yet, Hitler insisted Paulus to keep fighting, even if it was to the {Gonzalez} 6 death, and even ranked him to field marshall and reminding Paulus that no general of that rank had ever surrendered

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    European fronts. In the European war front, Allied powers fought mercily against the core threat of the Axis powers. This is where concentration camps were located and the Holocaust took place. Major events took place here in this region. The Battle of Stalingrad was battle between German and Soviet forces. This battle stopped German advance into the Soviet Union. It became one of the bloodiest battles in history that killed two million in civilian and military. After Italy surrenders to the Allied powers

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    Stalingrad Turning Point

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    book Stalingrad shows the roles of soldiers on both the Russian and German side, as well as fighting in inhuman conditions, and some of the experiences from civilians who were trapped in the battlefield. Antony Beevor interviewed some of the survivors and discovered new untold stories and facts in a wide range of German and Soviet archives. Some of these included prisoner interrogations and reports of desertions and executions. As a story of cruelty, courage, and human suffering, Stalingrad is extraordinary

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    soldiers died in combat during this. This was the largest confrontation in history. The Confrontation started with the Germans invading the Soviet union. The germans did not prepare for long term warfare against the Russians. The decisive victory at Stalingrad caused major problems for the Germans to continue the assault.

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    Sam Carter L9 To What Extent was the Battle of Stalingrad a More Important Turning Point in World War II than the Battle of Britain? The Battle of Stalingrad was fought from the September 1942 through to early February 1943, and took place after the Germans had reached the fringes of Leningrad and Moscow in operation Barbarossa. Hitler’s, and the German commander of the sixth army, General von Paulus’ main aim was to take and secure the oil fields of Caucasus in Russia. The oil from here would

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    The War Of World War II

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    “One death is a tragedy, one million is a statistic.”- These words were spoken by Joseph Stalin after the largest and bloodiest battle in human history, Stalingrad. The eastern front of World War II was one the bloodiest single war of all time. Once the Germans invaded the USSR they did not know they had unleashed the Soviet storm. During Russia’s great patriotic war, the battles of the eastern front led to the downfall of the German Reich. Even before the war, the Soviets and Germans

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    Twentieth Century Russia

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    Stalingrad.The Wehrmacht advance on Stalingrad was impeded by supply shortages caused by the poor state of Soviet roads.Soviet defence line forced the Germans to mobilize more and more troops to the vulnerable front, leaving few reserves to formed new defensive line to secure the Axis divisions’s flank. 6th Army reached the northern Stalingrad on 24 August, beginning the Battle of Stalingrad.The Hungarian, Italian and Romanian armies were 60 km from Stalingrad, which was in range of forward air bases

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    The Grit of the Russian’s The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of a home . Russian’s have a history of unmatched resilience, dedication, and the will to survive, even in the toughest conditions. The Battle of Stalingrad was a decisive turning point during the second world war, and followed a path unlike any other battle in history. The deciding factors of the war were simple mishaps within the German Wehrmacht army, alongside straightforward and effective Soviet strategies that pulverized

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