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
• Between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2,
300,000 German troops surrender
• The a major turning point on the
Eastern Front of WWII
• Largest battle in human history (2 million
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
• The a major turning point on the
Eastern Front of WWII
• Largest battle in human history (2 million