The Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad was the turning point of WWII on the Eastern Front, where the Soviet Red Army exhausted and eventually encircled the German 6th Army. The German surrender marked their first major land defeat, shifted the strategic initiative to the USSR, and ended Hitler's hopes of conquering the Soviet Union.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who | German 6th Army and Soviet Red Army |
| What | A battle for control of the city, involving house-to-house fighting and the eventual encirclement of German forces |
| When | August 1942 – February 1943 |
| Where | Stalingrad (now Volgograd), a major industrial city on the Volga River in the USSR |
| Why | Hitler wanted the city for its route to the Caucasus oil fields |
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