turning point 1943: Stalingrad , kurk, EL alamein
Russia, 1942
•The Russian counterattack fizzled outside of Moscow, but protected the city
•The Germans regroup and attack to the north (Leningrad) and south (Stalingrad)
Stalingrad, 1942-43
•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
•Between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 300,000 German troops surrender
American Lend-Lease
The End of the War on the Eastern Front
•From Stalingrad onward the Germans were on the defensive
•Russians advance all the way to Berlin
•Largest tank battle in history 5-15 July 1943 at Kursk
•Jan. 27, 1944 Siege of Leningrad broken
•16 April Berlin offensive begins
•The Russian counterattack fizzled outside of Moscow, but protected the city
•The Germans regroup and attack to the north (Leningrad) and south (Stalingrad)
Stalingrad, 1942-43
•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
•Between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 300,000 German troops surrender
American Lend-Lease
The End of the War on the Eastern Front
•From Stalingrad onward the Germans were on the defensive
•Russians advance all the way to Berlin
•Largest tank battle in history 5-15 July 1943 at Kursk
•Jan. 27, 1944 Siege of Leningrad broken
•16 April Berlin offensive begins
summery
The German decision to go for Moscow in the first place. Their biggest strategic disadvantage was shortage of natural resources. Had they gone directly for the oil fields further south, this would have crippled the Red Army while gaining an absolutely vital resource for the Germans.
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