Stalingrad - Site of critical World War II Soviet victory that reversed Germany's advance to the East. In late 1942, Russian forces surrounded the Germans, and on Feb. 2, 1943, the German Sixth Army surrendered. First major defeat for the Germans in World War II.…
21. Battle of Guadalcanal—a 194201943 battle of World War II, in which German forces were defeated in their attempt to capture the city of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union…
The invasion of the USSR in the summer months was that of great confidence and assertiveness that they were on the ‘front foot’ from the German people. During these summer months, the Russians had been pushed back by the Germans to what many thought of as the core of the USSR; Russia. Obviously when the Germans had advanced 20 miles short of the central of the most powerful enemy they’ve faced yet, the German people had a right to be happy with their recent progress in the war. This changed their lives by giving them more confidence in that they felt they could defeat the Russians as they were pushing them back towards the capital.…
The Battle of The Bulge was one of the infamous battles fought between the allies and germany during WW2. It was an attack that Hitler launched in a last effort attempt to break up the allied alliance. It took place on December 16, 1944 on the Western sector of Europe. Some of the groups and people involved were the allied powers, Hitler, Lieutenant - Colonel Joachiem Pieper, Sepp Dietrich, Manteuffel, and Brandenberger. It impacted the war because of the fact that it was such a big loss for Germany and was also the largest battle that the Americans fought in at the time. It impacted soldiers by causing many casualties for both side, especially the german side which suffered 100,000 casualties. Majority of the soldiers had to deal with extremely…
Evaluate the view that Operation Barbarossa was the major turning point of the European War.…
Carson Loewe 7th-8th hour Mr. Thorne 6, March, 2015 D-Day “When pressure mounts and strain increase everyone begins to the weakness in his make up. It is up to the commander to conceal his; above all to conceal, doubt, fear, and distrust,” General D Eisenhower once said. On June 6, 1944, the Allies made on amphibians, radical decisions to invade and attack Normandy. D-Day was the turning point in World War 2, although it would not have been possible without the help of General D. Eisenhower. General David Dwight Eisenhower was a strong republican war official; helping create some of the war plans for the ambitions attack on Normandy.…
The date is December 18th 1878, In the small town of Gori, located in the Russian Empire. A town not much bigger than a village. This town had one unusual feature, a fortress, square in the center. This town was the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, the future ruler of the world superpower, the Soviet Union. Joseph Stalin is one of the most significant aspects of World War Two because of the agreements he had with Germany, his reaction and plans against the German offensive against Soviet Union territories, and the Soviet Unions counter-offensive and push to Germany.…
General Robert E. Lee’s last invasion of the Northern territory, Union General George Meade held off the Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg. After the battle was initiated, the North and the South set up their positions, fought for three days straight until the retreat of Lee on the fourth day, the creation of a cemetery for the fallen, and the Gettysburg Address.…
World War One brought a variety of different turning points, both good and bad, which made Canada the nation it is today. One of these turning points includes the discrimination against the Ukrainians. At the time, Canada strongly encouraged immigrants from Eastern Europe to settle in Canada’s West. The British and Americans were most welcome however, under the new ‘open door’ policy, we were willing to accept Northern and Eastern Europeans; especially Ukrainians. Ukrainians were next desirable because they were known to be stronger, tougher, more skilled and used to the cold weather. By 1914, 170 000 Ukrainians lived in Canada. Many of them fled their country due to poor economic conditions and political domination of the Austrian-Hungarian…
Before the battle, Germany was on a roll in the eastern front, they captured Kiev, cut off supplies to Leningrad, and bombed Moscow (Russia’s capital). Fortunately, the United State’s Lend-Lease Act came to Russia’s aid to stove off the Nazi’s attack, but the Nazis were relentless. Their next move was to capture the city of Stalingrad, if they were successful Russia’s oil supply would be cut off from them. Oil was a major resource in the war, it was used to make bombs, lubricate guns, and fuel tanks. So, if Germany captured Stalingrad, the allies would have quickly run out of supplies and lose the war within months. The Nazis initially won the battle, however Russia refused to give up. The battle went into the Winter and the Nazis were not prepared for the harsh Winter so they ended up surrendering in February. This was a major turning point in the war, because it prevented the Nazis from becoming the heavy favorites of winning the war. The reason why the Nazis would have become the favorites in the war is because, if they won the Battle of Stalingrad, they would have major control of the leading producer of oil, Russia. If this was to be made into a museum, I would recreate Stalingrad and have people face off in a paintball style game where teams would be randomly generated. People would either be…
The Battle of Gettysburg was a very harsh battle that turned the tables in the Civil War. There were more than 20,000 casualties on each side. The Civil War was into it’s third year before the Battle of Gettysburg took place. The general who led the Confederates was General Robert E. Lee, the general of the Union was General George Meade. In each army there was about 75,000 soldiers. Stated in the background essay, “Over the next three days Gettysburg would change from a little known farm town in southern Pennsylvania to the most famous battle site in American history.” Soon everyone would know about the small town of Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War because of the many casualties in the war, the major battle campaigns of the war, and the Gettysburg Address and excerpts from letters.…
The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), fought in and around the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, will forever be know as one of the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War. The battle of Gettysburg is known to be one of the biggest turning point in the civil war and is heralded as the defeat of the confederate army. The battle of Gettysburg is also know for severe casualties and sacrifice.…
The Battle Of Gettysburg started on July 1 and ended on July 3 and it was on the date of 1863.Robert E Lee General Of The Confederates invaded the North aka the Union army held off Lee’s army to defeat the Union once and for all but the Union was unsuccessful and retreated to Gettysburg,Pennsylvania this was a major turning point on the war. :The Leaders of the Confederate Army was led by General Robert E. Lee along with Longstreet and Pickett. The North Army Aka The Union was led by General George Meade.The Battle was 3 days long. On the first day the army’s try to come together…
Throughout history there have been many turning points that have changed the course of history. Two such turning points are the Neolithic revolution and the Renaissance. The Neolithic revolution marked the beginning of organized civilizations. It allowed people to settle down and give up their nomadic lifestyles. The renaissance made people think for themselves and valued reason. The Neolithic revolution and the Renaissance both changed the course of history.…
The Winter War erupted on 30 November 1939, when Stalin unleashed his Red Army in an all-out assault against Finland. In August that year Stalin and Hitler had divided Eastern Europe between their two countries in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact officially known as the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of August 1939, hereafter known as The Pact, putting Finland in the Soviet sphere of influence. During the fall, Stalin demanded that Finland cede key parts of the country to the USSR. When Finland refused to meet all his demands Stalin waged war between the giant Soviet Union and the microscopic Finland ( Ries). The war ended with the Peace of Moscow. A breakdown of the war follows including the causes, Finland and the USSR’s…