Stalingrad and its Importance During the War

Stalingrad is important for many reasons in World War II. It was the capital of U.S.S.R. and their fight to defeat it showed how strong they are and this battle made Germany go into defensive mode afterwards. The Battle of Stalingrad began August 23, 1942 and Germany surrendered February 2, 1943. Germany controlled 90 percent of it during the battle for it. As the battle went on and Germany kept bombing it and destroying more of it the Soviets kept defending it. So, when Germany surrendered from the Battle of Stalingrad it was the end of their military advancements on other countries. Germany managed to destroy 99 percent of the city and kill over 1,000,000 Soviets as they lose around 240,000 Germans. For the U.S.S.R. this showed how they can defeat the Germans and how strong they were.