Stalingrad
*Germans want the oil fields of the Caucasus region
*Begin Sept. 1, 1942
*Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting
*Nov. 23, 1942 Germans get trapped in the city
*German Commander Von Poulus ordered to fight to the death by Hitler
*Goes on for 4 months being surrounded in this city
*Start of 1923 between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2. 300,000 German troops surrender
*Then a major turning point on the Eastern Front of WWII
*Largest battle in human history ( 2 million casualties )
*Begin Sept. 1, 1942
*Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting
*Nov. 23, 1942 Germans get trapped in the city
*German Commander Von Poulus ordered to fight to the death by Hitler
*Goes on for 4 months being surrounded in this city
*Start of 1923 between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2. 300,000 German troops surrender
*Then a major turning point on the Eastern Front of WWII
*Largest battle in human history ( 2 million casualties )
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Summary
The battle of stalingrad was the worst and largest battle in human history, many german men were captured in the city and later on sent to the gulags and other prisons.