The Battle of Stalingrad
The battle environments was in a very poor state due to the melted snow that turned into mud. The Germans were struggling to get their war machines and tanks to move through the mud. As the Germans weakened , it bought time for the Russians to gather up supplies sent from Britain and America. The Russians outnumbered the Germans by at least a million soldiers.Hitler ordered army groups to encircle the Russians in the city of Stalingrad. The Germans bombed the city with their dive bombers and in hours street fights were initiated. While the Russians were surrounded, they came up with a plan to revolt against the Germans. The Russians had to defeat the Rumanian soldiers that stood guard at the German flanks. In only days, the Russians had control over Hitlers's 6th army and it was Germany's first major defeat in WW2
The battle of Stalingrad also marked the beginning of Germany's downfall in World War II. If they could have won there, and taken Stalingrad, their nation would have gained even more power. But eventually they were bound to lose because, going back to the point of them being too spread out, they would not have been able to get enough supplies, and had enough soldiers to continue their expansion. They would have had trouble even keeping the land they already had taken over. But with this loss and Stalingrad, their downfall came only slightly sooner. So, this battle was one of the major turning points on the Eastern front, changing the tides on the Germans and ending their winning streak.
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