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Battle of Stalingrad - Coggle Diagram
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the factories
October 1942
Three infantry divisions and 300 tanks attacked the factories.
Soliders fought in crowded conditions and chemicals.
Russians had a lot of casualties, but held out the Germans.
Women fought as hard as men
Reason Hitler targeted Stalingrad
Operation Barbosa was not successful
Moscow and Leningrad was still unconquered
Stalingrad was a gateway to the oil producing region of Caucus.
Battle for the Mamayev
Mamayev was a hill in the center of Stalingrad.
Both sides wanted this so they can fire down on the enemy
Life expectancy for soldiers was 1-2 days.
Shelling was so extreme that snow did not settle
Operation Uranus
Soviets circled the German troops
Trapped 275000 German soldiers in the city.
Winter settled in and the Germany army began to starve and freeze.
Sixth Army surrendered.
Other notes
Considered a defensive battle.
1.1 million people died on both sides.
Was a turning point as Hitler's operation failed