Would you say that the Battle of Stalingrad was *the* decisive battle of World War II?
I wish my boyfriend was in right now as he is a bit of a specialist when it comes to the battle of Stalingrad. From what I know about it Stalingrad was a significant battle as the German forces were crushed in that battle, thousands and thousands of german soldiers (850,000 german and german allies) were killed or captured and this was a major blow to Hitler. Described as the bloodiest single battle going on for 199 days and from what I know and recall from A level history it was a decisive battle in Europe and a major turning point for the war in Europe, but of course WW2 went beyond the battles in Europe…but it was very important. Stalingrad also was of major strategic importance, a major industrial centre for Russia and access route to the Caspian Sea from the river Volga. Just on your point about current relations with Russia, I do not think Stalingrad has any real bearing on that, we were allies with Russia against Nazi Germany. I think the disolving of the USSR and Russia losin
