Battle of Stalingrad
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War II, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Cities, Urbanization
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Soviet Union
- Date: August 23, 1942-February 2, 1943
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in World War II. Result: German defeat and loss of Sixth Army.
As part of Operation Blue, the attempt to conquer the Caucasus oil fields, the German army drove down the Don River valley to the Volga. The Germans sent the Sixth Army and the Fourth Panzer Army toward Stalingrad, which was originally identified as a bulwark for protecting the Germans’ eastern flank during their drive to the Caucasus. Unable to immediately capture Stalingrad, the Sixth Army invested the city in September, 1942, and settled in for an...
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