BATTLE OF STALINGRAD 1942 Copy no..........of............. SITU/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX References: A. Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Procedural 0.01. B. RMAF Air Power Doctrine‚ MU 302-2110-000-00-00‚ 3rd Edition‚ 2002. C. Ex BABIL General Instructions. INTRODUCTION 1. The battle of Stalingrad (now known as Volgograd) was a battle between the German military and Soviet military‚ which was fought between 23 August 1942 and 02 February 1943. It was one of the
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The Battle of Stalingrad Explain why one event during World War Two in Europe was a turning point in the conflict The Battle of Stalingrad in 1942 was one of the major turning points in World War Two. It was a major turning point for a number of reasons‚ the first being that Germany lost considerable amounts of manpower and equipment in this battle; losses from which they never recovered. In addition‚ the Battle of Stalingrad had a sizeable effect on the German’s and the Allies moral that ultimately
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their worldwide assault starting with Poland. After taking control Poland they betrayed the U.S.S.R. by planning and sieging Leningrad. Providing a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union and crippling the Soviets industrial output‚ disabling the operations of the Baltic Fleet as well . The attack also gave the Germans access to the mediterranean. The Soviet losses during the siege exceeded over 1‚000‚000 casualties. Feldmarschall Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb had established the A.G.A to lead an offensive
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soared through the city in succession‚ as if they were “on a conveyor belt‚ all the while with wailing sirens. The bombing went on through the night.” The Soviets were not able to effectively fight back until November 19th with the initiation of Operation Uranus‚ which encircled German forces in Stalingrad in a
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without sentiment. The Red Army were merciless‚ executing over 13‚000 of their own men. It was however the counteroffensive‚ Operation Uranus‚ launched on 19th November 1942 that saved Stalingrad. The plan‚ a dual attack 50 miles north and south of the city involved over 1 million men and was the idea of Generals Zhukov and Vasilevsky. Stalin authorized the covert operation but did not interfere with the details. Part of the reason for its success was due to this unified command. Stalin‚ in contrast
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It is valid to say that the Soviet victory at Stalingrad in 1943 was indeed inevitable. Germany had launched a massive offensive on the 12th of July 1942 named operation Blue. It was here at the city of Stalingrad that the Germans would fight one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The German sixth army faced the Soviet 62nd army. The Soldiers of the Wehrmacht would have to fight for every centimeter of land and had to battle through every house‚ in every sewer and factory against the might of the
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the winter of 1942-1943‚ the Soviets won the battle of Stalingrad and Germans suffered in a disastrous defeat. After losing about 400‚000 casualties in the battle‚ Germans seeked revenge and launched an offensive force against Soviet Union called Operation Citadel. Their initial goal was to take over a salient in the Eastern Front that extended 70 miles toward the west. The salient was a bulge in the Soviet lines that stretched 150 miles from north to south and extend 100 miles westward into the German
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about 3000 miles of trenches and placed more than 400‚000 mines. (p134 Citino) With such forbidding defence‚ General Guderian confronted Hitler on May 10th of that year‚ as he attempted to persuade him to cancel the plans because he believes that Operation Citadel is doomed. (Clark p183) He said‚” The world is completely indifferent as to whether we have Kursk or not… Why do you want to attack in the east‚ particularly this year?” And Hitler could only respond by saying that “the thought of this attack
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Conflict in Europe Asses the significance of the conflict in North Africa to allied victory in the European war. Allied victory in the North African campaign is significant for allied victory in the European war. The campaign provided the allies with major strategic and economic advantages‚ boosted British morale and proved Anglo-American cooperation to be successful. Additionally‚ conflict in North Africa also diverted substantial German and Italian resources that were needed elsewhere‚ thus
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mental illnesses and temporay spouts of blindness caused by a mustard gas injury he recieved in WW1. This caused Hitler to be quite suspicious of anyone. While they were both very odd men‚ no one can say that were not extremely smart in the military operations‚ both of them running strong‚ effiecient militaries‚ which they used to conquer much of Europe‚ they were both quite found of infantry based warfare‚ Hitler invented the Blitzkrieg‚ or "lightning war" which he used to quickly capture a good chunk
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