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The city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) was a large industrial complex with many factories and was situated on the Volga river which was an important logistical supply line carrying many strategic materials into the Russian interior and its capture would effectively shorten the war and was a strategic necessity to Russia's ability to continue the war . Its loss would remove whatever advantage Russia had to resist the German invasion .
The Germans lost the battle for Stalingrad 2/2/1943 .
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What was the sigificance of the Battle of Stalingrad?
The heavy losses inflicted on the German army made it a significant turning point in the whole war. After the Battle of Stalingrad, German forces never recovered their earlier strength, and attained no further strategic victories in the East.
Does the blizzard at the Battle of Stalingrad have a name?
The Blizzard at the Battle of Stalingrad
Was the Battle of Stalingrad European or north African?
The Battle of Stalingrad was in Russia .
What country was the Battle of Stalingrad fought in?
the battle of Stalingrad took place in Stalingrad, Russia
What strategic resource did the German want to obtain through the seizure of Stalingrad?
Oil and food. Russia got a lot of it's oil from the area near Stalingrad and grew a lot of it's food in that region. By losing the battle of Stalingrad, and the followup battle of Kursk, Germany was going to lose WWII by running out of oil and food it could not get elsewhere.
