Stalingrad
- Germans captured much of the city.
- The german officer Von Poulus said they "must fight to the death"
- Between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 300,000 German soldiers surrender.
- Across both armies, there were almost 2 million casualties. It is the largest battle in human history.
- The force of the War had always been in favour of Germany, until this battle. Some say that this was the vital turning point in WWII.
WIKIPEDIASubjunctive Question: Because many claim that this was the decisive battle that led to the Nazi downfall, what would the world today look like if the Nazis had won the battle of Stalingrad?
"For Germany, the battle of Stalingrad was the biggest defeat in its history; for Russia, it became its greatest victory. Russia gained the right to be called a great European power near Poltava [in 1709], while Stalingrad was the beginning of its transformation into one of the two greatest world powers." Hermann Doerr, German General, post-war memoirs
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