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Battle of Stalingrad

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The Battle of Stalingrad (17 July 1942 - 2 February 1943) was fought between Nazi Germany and its Axis allies and the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad on the Volga River. Zhukov was made deputy commander-in-chief in late August 1942 and sent to the southwestern front to take charge of the city's defence. The battle ended in a decisive Soviet victory, with the encirclement and eventual surrender of the German Sixth Army, and the Soviet victory at Stalingrad is generally regarded as the pivotal turning point of the European theatre of the war. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Battle Type
Urban battle and siege, followed by an encircling counteroffensive (Operation Uranus) 1
Year
1942 1
Location
Stalingrad, on the Volga River, Soviet Union 1
Outcome
Decisive Soviet victory; the German Sixth Army was encircled and destroyed, marking the turning point of the war in Europe 1
Battle Type
Battle Type (category)
Siege 1
Battle Type (category)
Offensive / Combined-Arms 1
Connections

Led By

Georgy Zhukov, Commanders
Source Wikipedia: Georgy Zhukov

Open Questions

What was the true death toll of the Battle of Stalingrad?, Open Questions
Source Wikipedia: Battle of Stalingrad
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Battle of Stalingrad
Wikipedia
  • Lead section and The Eastern front section
    17 July 1942 - 2 February 1943...The Soviet victory at Stalingrad is generally regarded as the pivotal turning point of the European theatre of the war.
  • Infobox
    Soviet victory
  • Infobox and lead section
    The defeat ended Germany's 1942 summer offensive and passed the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front to the Soviet Union.
  • Part Of: World War II, Infobox, Part of line
    Part of the Eastern Front of World War II
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Wikidata: Battle of Stalingrad
Wikidata Q38789, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikipedia: Georgy Zhukov
WikipediaLed By: Georgy Zhukov, The Eastern front section
Quote, Led By: Georgy Zhukov, The Eastern front section
In late August 1942, Zhukov was made deputy commander in chief, subordinate only to Stalin, and sent to the southwestern front to take charge of the defence of Stalingrad.
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Wikipedia: Eastern Front (World War II)
WikipediaPart Of: Eastern Front (World War II)View the Source
Open Questions (1 open question)
What was the true death toll of the Battle of Stalingrad?

Total death estimates across all combatants and Stalingrad's wartime civilian population range from about 1.1 million to more than 3 million, an enormous range reflecting incomplete and contested Soviet and German wartime records. No single reconciliation of these figures has achieved scholarly consensus.

What would resolve this A comprehensive reconciliation of Soviet and German unit records, hospital and burial records, and Stalingrad's wartime civilian population, none of which has yet been assembled to a scholarly consensus.
Military historiography and historical demographyWikipedia: Battle of Stalingrad
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