1. By Kelsey dharmakeerthi
Battle of Stalingrad
By Kelsey dharmakeerthi

2. Basic Info About the Battle
The turning point in WWII in Europe for the Allies
One of the bloodiest battles in history
Germany vs. Russia
July 17, 1942-Feburary 2, 1943
Russia won
Stopped Germany from going into the Soviet Union

3. Strengths of both armies
German army
Russian army
1,011,500 men
10,290 guns
675 tanks
1,216 planes
1,000,500 men
13,541 guns
894 tanks
1,115 planes
Russian Tank
German Tank

4. German Army General Paulus
Hitler wanted control of the Volga River so he could launch further attacks in the Caucasus
The sixth army was Under the command of General Friedrich Paulus
He Advance to the city in September 1942 with the task to take Stalingrad and the oil fields in the Caucasus
General Paulus
German soldiers

5. Russia Russian soldiers
Stalin ordered for the city of Stalingrad had to be protected
Stalingrad was an important because it was the center of communications in the south and a center of manufacturing
The Russians couldn’t let the Germans get control over the oil fields in the Caucasus
Under the command of Marshal Zhukov
Russian soldiers

6. The surrender
Zhukov had 6 armies to surround the city(5 around the city and 1 in the city), trapping the Germans in Stalingrad
Hitler forbid Paulus from surrendering, but winter had come and the Germans were cold and running low on food and ammunition
Hitler ordered Paulus to fight to the last bullet and promoted him to field marshal to encourage him
towards the end of January 1943, Paulus surrendered when there was nothing else he could do
A Soviet soldier waves the Red Banner of victory

7. Why the battle was important?
Main decider of the German’s position in WWII
Germans lost manpower and equipment
The Germans simply didn’t have enough manpower to go against the Russians when the time came for them to advanced into Germany
Causalities of the war

8. Destruction and VALOR
Nearly 2 million military and civilian casualties
91,000 Germans were taken prisoner
Parts of Stalingrad were destroyed
German Prisoners
THE RUSSIANS SHOWED TRUE COURAGE AS THEY FOUGHT AGAINST THE GERMANS TO PROTECT THEIR CITY OF STALINGRAD.