Why Was The Battle Of Stalingrad Significant

Stanley Wirian
Mr. Joshua Frear
English 10.2
29 September 2016
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad significant in World War 2?
Have you ever wondered how the German invasion of the Eastern Europe was stopped by just a single battle? Before the Battle of Stalingrad, the Nazi swiftly conquered part of the Eastern Europe with its famous Blitzkrieg tactic, using fast movement of infantries and tanks supported by tremendous usage of warplanes, until finally Hitler decided to break the treaty between the German and the Soviet and started to invade Soviet Union (World War II: Crash Course World History #38). The Battle of Stalingrad, which took place in Stalingrad, marked a major turning point for German’s movement to conquer Soviet Union after losing the battle against the Soviets, which cause the reputation of the
One of the reason why Hitler wanted to invade Stalingrad was to be able to take advantage of the Caucasus Oil Field south of Stalingrad. “Firstly, it was a major industrial city on the Volga River -- a vital transport route between the Caspian Sea and Northern Russia. Secondly, its capture would secure the left flank of the German armies as they advanced into the oil-rich Caucasus region -- with a goal of cutting off fuel to Stalin’s war machine” ("World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad"). It was important for the Soviets that the Caucasus Oil Field was to be defended not only so that they wouldn’t lose a fuel resource, but also so that the Nazi wouldn’t be supplied by more fuel resource to continue their attacks. If left undefended, the Nazi would replenish more of their war tools and would rapidly continue to invade other parts of Soviet Union. Fortunately for the Allies, the Nazi lost the battle in Stalingrad and weren’t able to gain resources from the Caucasus Oil Field and thus weren’t able to further continue their attacks in the Eastern Europe