Stalingrad
*Germans want the oil fields of the Caucasus region
*Begin Sept. 1, 1942
*Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting
*Nov. 23, 1942 Germans get trapped in the city
*German Commander Von Poulus ordered to fight to the death by Hitler
*Goes on for 4 months being surrounded in this city
*Start of 1923 between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2. 300,000 German troops surrender
*Then a major turning point on the Eastern Front of WWII
*Largest battle in human history ( 2 million casualties )
*Begin Sept. 1, 1942
*Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting
*Nov. 23, 1942 Germans get trapped in the city
*German Commander Von Poulus ordered to fight to the death by Hitler
*Goes on for 4 months being surrounded in this city
*Start of 1923 between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2. 300,000 German troops surrender
*Then a major turning point on the Eastern Front of WWII
*Largest battle in human history ( 2 million casualties )
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