Minchul (Danny)
IBH2 European History Ms. Gifford
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Road to War (Background)
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Chronology
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Statistics
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Significance of the War
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August 1939: Non-Aggression Pact between
Germany and Soviet Union
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Operation Barbarossa (1941)
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Attack in South Russia June 28, 1942
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Stalingrad = center of communications and
manufacturing
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Center of communication and manufacturing
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Named after the Soviet leader, Stalin
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Caucasus Region = Oil
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HITLER
STALIN
Order an attack on Stalingrad
Hatred of Stalin
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Order 227
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Stalingrad has to be saved at all
cost
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Morale
Not a step backwards
Obsessed with occupying
Stalingrad
Surrender is forbidden
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August 21, 1942 – The Battle Begins
Sept 23, 1942 – The German advance is
stopped
Nov 19, 1942 – Russian counter attack
Dev 19, 1942 – Germans fail to break the
encirclement
Feb 2, 1943 – German troops surrender
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Axis casualties = about 850,000 men
Soviet Union = about 1,130,000 men
99% of the city = DESTROYED
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Barrikadniy District 76 people alive from
population of 50,000
Ermanskiy District 32 people alive from
population of 45,000
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Life-expectancy for Soviet soldier = 24 hours
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Who had the last laugh in Stalingrad?
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Major Turning Point of the Eastern Front and
WW2
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Hitler’s greatest defeat
Massive loss of manpower and equipment
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German Army lost its formidable image of being
invincible
Russian Army – boost in morale
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