_Turning Point 1943: Stalingrad, Kursk, El Alamein
Stalingrad
The Germany had made it to Moscow but failed in the long run because they were not prepared to fight a winter war
The Battle turning point is in Stalingrad Germans Attacked Stalingrad because they wanted oil American’s started the lend-Leases (America helping a Communist country) The Germans want the oil fields of the Caucasus region The attack started Sept. 1, 1942 Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting But by Nov. 23, 1942 Germans get trapped in the city German Commander Von Poulus ordered to fight to the death Abd between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 300,000 German troops surrender This is the end of the eastern Front war _ Kursk
After the loss at Stalingrad onward the
Germans were on the defensive While the Russians advance all the way to Berlin
•Largest tank battle in history 5-15 July 1943 at Kursk •Jan. 27, 1944 Siege of Leningrad broken •16 April Berlin offensive begins Battle Kursk biggest battle with Tanks Panzers had a 88mm guns Sherman 70mm gun More armor on bigger tank Russian tan was a T 34 Bigger Tanks because the Railway tunnels were bigger in Russia then the rest of Europe Leningrad- St. Petersburg, Petrograd |
El Alamein
_ Bernard Montgomery and his "Desert Rats" fought:
Rommel and the Afrika Korps (Germans) Americans win and this becomes a turning point battle at Al Elamein in 1942 NUTS This prevent the Germans from gaining access to the Suez and oil and shows the Germans best troops could be beaten Americans join in 1942 under Dwight D. Eisenhower North Africa_ The Reasons they were fighting there was for the Suez Canal and Oil in the Middle East
The Germans had Stalingrad but got surrounded and lost. Lost to Britain in El Alamein
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