battle of stalingrad
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The battle of Stalingrad was an extremely important battle of the Second World War. It was one of the most deadly and destructive battles that had occurred in that tragic war. The people were shocked by the fierce battle, and at the same time, saddened by wasteful the lost of troops. In all, the battle alone killed over 647 000 soldiers. The Soviets might have won the battle, yet they had to pay a huge price for it, 500 000 soldiers of the red army (the soviets or Communist army) were killed in this fierce fight for a city. But in the end, the Red army had killed 147 000 and captured 91 000 German (or Nazi) soldiers. Most of this could have been avoided if the Nazi dictator hadn't been so stubborn and ordered his army to stay and fight a hopeless battle.
On April 5, 1942, Hitler had sent out Group A and Group B (divisions, or sections) of his army to take over Stalingrad and a few surrounding cities. He swept Stalingrad and surrounding and easily took it over with 250 000 German 6th army, Italian and Hungarian troupes. The goal of this quick attack was to get the vital oil supply that the Soviet Army relied on heavily...