Stalingrad Turning Point

The battle of stalingrad is considered the bloodiest battles during WW2, and was the turning for the allies. It was considered the turning point because after that Hitler started to lose. Hitler could use stalingrad to launch more attacks on the caucasians. Stain knew the importance of stalingrad because that was a city that was vital because of the industrial and transportation centers. There was close to 2 million deaths on the solvit side both civilian and soviet troops. After the battle of Stalingrad Stain gained confidence in his armey. This was the first battle Hitler lost. The smell of deceased bodies went into every nook and cranny. Soviet troops were to move around the germans from behind and lock them in. They could have made it out but Hitler made it clear stay till they died or killed themselves. After 8 months The germans surrendered some 91,000 men were imprisoned. This was the turning point in World War 2. Stalingrad had tractor factories making tanks for the war. The factories were mainly making T-34’s. If hitler got ahold of that we would be dead.
The Soviet army had gained confidence and the supplies needed to regain the territory they had lost. The Battle of Stalingrad weakened the German army because of all the losses and deaths. This allowed Allied troops to take back what the Germans stole. During the Battle the Russians had 1,000,500 men, 13,541 artillery guns, 894 tanks, and 1,115 planes. The Germans had 1,011,500 men, 10,290 artillery guns, 675 tanks, and 1,216 planes. One of Hitler's biggest mistake was ordering the attacked before winter which killed lots of men because they were not prepared for cold