Why Is The Battle Of Stalingrad Significant Than D-Day

The Battle of Stalingrad is undoubtedly a huge event and turning point of the war and is incredibly significant, arguably more than D-Day. Stalingrad is the bloodiest battle in the entirety of WW2 with 841,000 axis casualties and 1,971,000 Soviet casualties with the sheer numbers alone Stalingrad has three Rs of significance, (Remembered, Results and Remarkable). Stalingrad was the first major loss of the Wehrmacht and a massive turning point of the war. Stalingrad was the furthest east the Germans came; they were on the back foot for the rest of the was with the red army at their heels. The battle not only had a militaristic effect on the war it also changed Hitler physically and mentally: he received stimulating injections every second day
The remarkable way Stalingrad changed Hitler goes to shows the significance of this event. Stalingrad and the Russian Campaign in general effectively ended the blitzkrieg with the Germans and Soviets entering a war of attrition for the much-needed resources especially the oil fields of the caucus mountains. In hindsight it appears Hitler made a fatal flaw in the strategy in going for Stalingrad due to the immense casualties, but it would have opened the oil fields, it would cut the Soviet grain supplies, it would've secured the southern flank for the Wehrmacht and it would’ve also weakened Stalin’s political position with him losing the city named after him how can he be expected to defend the rest of the USSR. It can be argued that WW2 was decided at Stalingrad with the Germans on the back foot for the rest of the war after the allied victory, but if the Germans has won they would’ve gained access to the oil fields and cut off the Red Armies supplies. The battle also lost the Germans vital supplies 8,000 machine guns and 90,000 rifles . Compared to D-day Stalingrad was easily more significant in Results with nearly five times as many casualties