Battle+of+Stalingrad

=Battle of Stalingrad =

__** Who was involved?: ** __
 * ** Stalin **
 * **General Paulus**
 * ** Soviet Union (Russians) **
 * ** Germans v.s Soviet Union **

__** Where/When did it take place?: ** __ ** The battle began on August 23rd, 1942, and ended on February 2nd, 1943 ** ** It took place in the city in Russia called Stalingrad. **

__** What happened?: ** __ ** On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched " Operation Barbarossa". The armed forces of Germany and its allies invaded the Soviet Union, quickly advancing deep into Soviet Territory. By early November 1942, Germans controlled 90% of the ruined city. Another Russian winter set in and on November 19th, Soviet Troops launched a counter-attack against the Germans. The Soviet Troops trapped the Germans and restricted their supplies. General Paulus begged Hitler to order a retreat, but he refused, saying the city was "to be held at all costs." On February 2nd, 1943, 90,000 German Troops surrendered to the soviets. The city was then 99% destroyed. There were 750,000 Germans **** and 1,129,000 Soviet unions **** killed, wounded, or missing killed, wounded or missing. **

__** Significance / Impact on WWII: ** __ ** The battle of Stalingrad marked the turning point in World War II against the Nazi Germany and its allies. This battle was mainly a very bad turn out for Germany for many different reasons. They were weak because it was winter, and they ran out of needed supplies. **** One of the reasons is because even though they lost less soldiers than the Soviet Unions,they still lost the battle. Another reason is because instead of retreating after their loss, Germany attacked Russia again, and that led Stalin's army to destroy Hitlers. By refusing to retreat, it actually made Germany themselves weaker as a country. This event was very good for the Allied powers because Germany refused to retreat, and so the Russians counter-attacked on the Germans. ** =__MULTIMEDIA: __=

The aftermath of the Battle of Stalingrad

__Video URL:__ http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in-hd/videos/world-war-ii-battle-of-stalingrad#world-war-ii-battle-of-stalingrad

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