The Battle of Stalingrad Tuesday 21st June 2011 The Battle of Stalingrad.

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The Battle of Stalingrad Tuesday 21st June 2011 The Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad In early September 1942, the Germany advanced towards the city of Stalingrad. The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the German Army was in full retreat, and the Russians reached Berlin in April 1945.

The Two Sides German Army Russian Army General Paulus General Zhukov 1,011,500 men 1,000,500 men 10, 290 artillery guns 13,541 artillery guns 675 tanks 894 tanks 1,216 planes 1,115 planes

Source Evidence What can we learn about how the Battle was fought from the photographs?

What mistakes did Hitler make? Start date Equipment Underestimated Red Army Moscow Splitting his forces Declared war on USA Stalingrad

Why did the Russians win? OR Why did Germany lose?

Russia Germany Stalin Number of men Equipment (e.g. T-34) Willpower Economy Hitler Number of men Equipment Allies Economy

Plenary; Caption Competition Look at the cartoons about Hitler and his invasion of Russia. Look carefully at what is happening, and think about what the cartoonist is trying to say. Think of a caption for each of them!