The Battle of Stalingrad
Key countries and people:
Marshal Georgy Zhukov
Lieutenant General Vasily Chuikocv
Colonel General Aleksandr Vasilevsky (Russian army leaders)
General/ Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus (German military officer)
Field Marshal Erich von Manstein (German army commander)
Colonel General Wolfram con Richtofen (German army general)
Location:
Stalingrad, Russia
Events:
Late June 1942 (Operation Blue): Hitler led an attack on the Soviet Union's oil fields
August 7, 1942- Elements of the German army attack Soviet forces
August 19, 1942- The Germans are ordered to attack the city of Stalingrad
August 25, 1942- Stalingrad is under German control
October 14, 1942- Hitler stops all attacks on the Soviets and orders his army to hold their positions for the rest of the year
Mid- November,1942 (Operation Uranus)- Soviet plan to go through Romanian defenses
February 2, 1423- Germans surrender
Victory: Allied Powers
Sources:
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-Stalingrad
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwarii/p/World-War-Ii-Battle-Of-Stalingrad.htm
http://www.secondworldwarhistory.com/battle-of-stalingrad.asp
Key countries and people:
Marshal Georgy Zhukov
Lieutenant General Vasily Chuikocv
Colonel General Aleksandr Vasilevsky (Russian army leaders)
General/ Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus (German military officer)
Field Marshal Erich von Manstein (German army commander)
Colonel General Wolfram con Richtofen (German army general)
Location:
Stalingrad, Russia
Events:
Late June 1942 (Operation Blue): Hitler led an attack on the Soviet Union's oil fields
August 7, 1942- Elements of the German army attack Soviet forces
August 19, 1942- The Germans are ordered to attack the city of Stalingrad
August 25, 1942- Stalingrad is under German control
October 14, 1942- Hitler stops all attacks on the Soviets and orders his army to hold their positions for the rest of the year
Mid- November,1942 (Operation Uranus)- Soviet plan to go through Romanian defenses
February 2, 1423- Germans surrender
Victory: Allied Powers
Sources:
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-Stalingrad
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwarii/p/World-War-Ii-Battle-Of-Stalingrad.htm
http://www.secondworldwarhistory.com/battle-of-stalingrad.asp
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Soviet soldiers defending the ruins of Stalingrad
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Russian soldiers shooting a gun as a dead body lies next to them.
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