The Battle of Stalingrad

 

Stalingrad, fought from 1942 to 1943, was one of the deadliest battles in history and a major turning point on the Eastern Front. German forces entered the city and fought brutal street-by-street combat, but Soviet forces counterattacked and encircled the German 6th Army. Hitler refused to allow a breakout, and the encircled army eventually surrendered.

Its importance was enormous. Stalingrad destroyed a major German army, shattered the aura of German invincibility, and shifted the strategic initiative toward the Soviet Union. After Stalingrad, the Red Army increasingly drove the Axis westward.

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