The Russians were
just recovering from the failed Operation
Barbarossa and the many waves of
attacks that came after that.
just recovering from the failed Operation
Barbarossa and the many waves of
attacks that came after that.
This gave Hitler high hopes of success and threatened the Russians.
The Germans
expected to take the city within short order.
With the City of Stalingrad in rough shape, The goal for the Germans was to take control of the City and use it as a Checkpoint for taking over all of Russia, for it was the communications HQ and ammunition center for the Soviet Union.
With the City of Stalingrad Taken over, the Germans would might have won the war.
This was the start of the
turning point of the Eastern Front.
The Germans
expected to take the city within short order.
With the City of Stalingrad in rough shape, The goal for the Germans was to take control of the City and use it as a Checkpoint for taking over all of Russia, for it was the communications HQ and ammunition center for the Soviet Union.
With the City of Stalingrad Taken over, the Germans would might have won the war.
This was the start of the
turning point of the Eastern Front.