how many people dided in the battel of stalingrad in world war 2?

Answer 1

The Battle of Stalingrad was the most important turning point of World War II and is considered the bloodiest battle in human history, with more combined casualties suffered than any battle before or since. The battle was marked by brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties on both sides. The battle is taken to include the German siege of the southern Russian city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), the battle inside the city, and the Soviet counter-offensive which eventually trapped and destroyed the German Sixth Army and other Axis forces around the city. Total casualties for both sides are estimated to be over two million. As a result of the battle, the Axis powers suffered roughly 850,000 casualties, 1/4 of their strength on the Eastern Front, as well as a huge amount of supplies and equipment. The Axis forces were never able to recover from this loss and were eventually forced into a long retreat out of Eastern Europe. For the Soviets, who also suffered great losses during the battle, the victory at Stalingrad marked the start of the liberation of the Soviet Union leading to eventual victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.
Besides being a turning point in the war, Stalingrad was also revealing in terms of the discipline and determination of both the German and Soviet armies. The Soviets first defended Stalingrad against a fierce German onslaught. So great were Soviet losses that at points in time the life expectancy of a newly arrived soldier was less than a day, yet discipline was maintained: many soldiers sacrificed themselves instead of partaking in one of two activities considered undesirable: retreating or being captured. Their sacrifice is immortalized by a soldier of General Rodimstev about to die who scratched on the wall of the tractor factory “Rodimstev’s Guardsmen fought and died here for their Motherland (Rodina).”
On the other side, the German Army showed remarkable discipline after being surrounded. It was the first time that it had operated under adverse conditions of such scale. Short of food and clothing, during the latter part of the siege many German soldiers literally starved or froze to death. [1]Yet, discipline and obedience to authority prevailed, until finally at the very end when resistance no longer served any useful purpose, to save the lives of his remaining men Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus disobeyed Hitler and surrendered.

Answer 2

No. This is because no Soviet city, even Moscow was the centre of gravity of the soviet state. The USSR rested on the foundations of the Red Army. Without this the USSR would have fallen, however the capture of any one city or even many cities would not have resulted in the destruction of the Red Army. As long as the Soviet Military remained largely intact then most of the people of the USSR would remain loyal, even if only through fear. The actual plan of Barbarossa in 1941 was not the capture of territory for the sake of capturing territory but the destruction of the Red Army. However the Germans allowed mission creep to set in and started trying to capture this or that city. Basically the Germans massively under estimated Soviet capacity to produce weapons and conscript men. The Germans though the USSR should be able to raise around 250-300 divisions, by December 1941 they had identified around 800 different divisions and that number would continue to grow.

Answer 3

The Battle of Stalingrad was the most important turning point of World War II and is considered the bloodiest battle in human history, with more combined casualties suffered than any battle before or since. The battle was marked by brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties on both sides. The battle is taken to include the German siege of the southern Russian city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), the battle inside the city, and the Soviet counter-offensive which eventually trapped and destroyed the German Sixth Army and other Axis forces around the city. Total casualties for both sides are estimated to be over two million. As a result of the battle, the Axis powers suffered roughly 850,000 casualties, 1/4 of their strength on the Eastern Front, as well as a huge amount of supplies and equipment. The Axis forces were never able to recover from this loss and were eventually forced into a long retreat out of Eastern Europe.

Numbers of casualties are difficult to compile due to the vast scope of the battle and the fact the Soviet government didn't allow estimates to be run for fear the cost would have proven too high. In its initial phases, the Germans inflicted heavy casualties on Soviet formations; however, the Soviet counter strike cut off and annihilated the entire 6th Army (which was exceptionally strong) and parts of the 4th Panzer Army. Various scholars have estimated the Axis suffered 850,000 casualties of all types among all branches of the German armed forces and its allies: 400,000 Germans, 200,000 Romanians, 130,000 Italians, 120,000 Hungarians were killed, wounded or captured. In addition, and as many as 50,000 turncoat Soviets were killed or captured by the Red Army. According to archival figures, the Red Army suffered 478,741 men killed and 650,878 wounded (for a total of 1,129,619). These numbers; however, include a wide scope of operations. Also, more than 40,000 Soviet civilians died in Stalingrad and its suburbs during a single week of aerial bombing as the 6th and 4th Panzer armies approached the city; the total number of civilians killed in the regions outside the city is unknown. In all, the battle resulted in an estimated total of 1.7 million to 2 million Axis and Soviet casualties, making it by far the largest in human history.

Answer 4

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Total casualties for both sides are estimated to be over two million. On the Soviet side, over 750,00 troops and 45,000 civiliains were killed. On the German side, around 740,000 troops were killed.

As a result of the battle, the Germans lost roughly 1/4 of their total strength on the Eastern front, as well as a huge amount of supplies and equipment. The Germans were never able to recover from thie defeat and were eventually forced into a long retreat out of Eastern Europe.

Answer 5

What does dided mean? is it a local dance? I can't see many people dancing in such a situation. Are you mad!