Description Of The Battle Of Stalingrad
During World War II, in the European Theater War, one battle has stood out most. The Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942-Feb. 2, 1943), was one of the bloodiest and said to be greatest battles between Russia and Germany. This battle started when Germany became more powerful and wanted to conquer more territories. Germans saw Stalingrad, now called, Volgograd, an important and mandate city to conquer because Hitler realized the symbolic meaning behind it since it was named after the U.S.S.R leader, Stalin. They also wanted to prove a point, because of the location of the city, Germans could send more assaults into Russia. Soviet soldiers decided to fight and protect this city, so they surrounded the German forces and gave them all they got.
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German forces took a big loss. With that being said, together, military and civilian casualties reached nearly 2 million in total.This is considered a turning point for WW II because this battle turned the tables, so now the Allied powers were in favor. If Germans would have won Stalingrad, then it would have affected the rest of the battles. This battle was very important to Russia because it stopped the advancement of Germans into Russia. If Russia would have not won, Hitler might have been dictator of Russia too.
In the Pacific, there was another battle being fought, during WW II.
The Battle of Midway. Six months before this battle was the bombing of Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941), which was the start to this naval ship war. Japanese navies wanted to sink every aircraft carrier America had, they planned attacks that we eventually learned how to decoded. This helped to our advantage because we tuned in and understood when Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, Japanese fleet commander, gave the go ahead to attack, the U.S. carriers could now surprise the Japanese by getting into position in air strikes on the Midway Island itself. On June 4, Japanese carriers were found while refueling and rearming their planes, which made them an easy target. In the end, “The Americans sank four fleet carriers–the entire strength of the task force–Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu, with 322 aircraft and over five thousand sailors. The Japanese also lost the heavy cruiser Mikuma. American losses included 147 aircraft and more than three hundred seamen (John Prados).” This was the turning point in the Pacific Theater War because after this win, America went straight to Tokyo next. If Japan would have won this war, than Americans would have suffered way more losses and carriers. Also since the Japanese already had the upper hand since they got pearl harbor, America needed this win for confidence as
well.
However, these two battles both helped the Allies move forward during World War II. If Russia would have not won the battle on the eastern front against Germany, then the whole war could have had a different outcome. Germany was very close on taking over the world, that was Hitler's goal. Hitler taking over one of the biggest regions and leaders of all time, would have made Hitler the most powerfullest ruler and strongest army. It was very crucial the Russia, under Stalins rule, defeat Germans attempted to take over Stalingrad. Then in the Pacific, if America did not crack those codes, then we would have lost everything. If Japan would have won then the whole Pacific Theater War would have been a huge loss on the Allies, because we would have nothing to continue fighting with. In the European Theater War, it was a combat and tactical battle. It had a lot to do with strategies and planning. The fight was on ground and face to face. In the Pacific, the war was in sky and sea, the tactics were different. The Pacific had to do with more of dive bombers and submarine torpedoes to sink other ships. Or it was shooting down planes. But both wars had to do with the right timing to attack and they both suffered severe casualties. They also pulled through both battles with a good outcome.
German forces took a big loss. With that being said, together, military and civilian casualties reached nearly 2 million in total.This is considered a turning point for WW II because this battle turned the tables, so now the Allied powers were in favor. If Germans would have won Stalingrad, then it would have affected the rest of the battles. This battle was very important to Russia because it stopped the advancement of Germans into Russia. If Russia would have not won, Hitler might have been dictator of Russia too.
In the Pacific, there was another battle being fought, during WW II.
The Battle of Midway. Six months before this battle was the bombing of Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941), which was the start to this naval ship war. Japanese navies wanted to sink every aircraft carrier America had, they planned attacks that we eventually learned how to decoded. This helped to our advantage because we tuned in and understood when Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, Japanese fleet commander, gave the go ahead to attack, the U.S. carriers could now surprise the Japanese by getting into position in air strikes on the Midway Island itself. On June 4, Japanese carriers were found while refueling and rearming their planes, which made them an easy target. In the end, “The Americans sank four fleet carriers–the entire strength of the task force–Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu, with 322 aircraft and over five thousand sailors. The Japanese also lost the heavy cruiser Mikuma. American losses included 147 aircraft and more than three hundred seamen (John Prados).” This was the turning point in the Pacific Theater War because after this win, America went straight to Tokyo next. If Japan would have won this war, than Americans would have suffered way more losses and carriers. Also since the Japanese already had the upper hand since they got pearl harbor, America needed this win for confidence as
well.
However, these two battles both helped the Allies move forward during World War II. If Russia would have not won the battle on the eastern front against Germany, then the whole war could have had a different outcome. Germany was very close on taking over the world, that was Hitler's goal. Hitler taking over one of the biggest regions and leaders of all time, would have made Hitler the most powerfullest ruler and strongest army. It was very crucial the Russia, under Stalins rule, defeat Germans attempted to take over Stalingrad. Then in the Pacific, if America did not crack those codes, then we would have lost everything. If Japan would have won then the whole Pacific Theater War would have been a huge loss on the Allies, because we would have nothing to continue fighting with. In the European Theater War, it was a combat and tactical battle. It had a lot to do with strategies and planning. The fight was on ground and face to face. In the Pacific, the war was in sky and sea, the tactics were different. The Pacific had to do with more of dive bombers and submarine torpedoes to sink other ships. Or it was shooting down planes. But both wars had to do with the right timing to attack and they both suffered severe casualties. They also pulled through both battles with a good outcome.