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The Battle of
Stalingrad
By: Kristyne Toomey,
Kate Robbins, and Colin
Pilcher
Battle of Stalingrad: Background
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Lasted from July 17, 1942 - February 2, 1943
Took place in Stalingrad, Russia (Now Volgograd)
Countries Involved: Soviet Union, Germany, Romania, Italy, Croatia, Hungary
Map of Europe during World War II
Map of Russia
Battle of Stalingrad: Vocabulary
Rattenkrieg (Rat War)
The term used by German soldiers during the battle for
Stalingrad to describe the type of vicious, close quarters
battle they experienced. The bitter fighting raged for every
ruin, street, factory, house, basement, and staircase.
Luftwaffe
The aerial warfare branch of the German Wehrmacht during
World War II.
Lebensraum
The German word for living space.
Outflanking
To move around the side of an enemy to out maneuver them
Battle of Stalingrad: Leaders
Georgy Zhukov - lead the Soviet counter-attack to surround the Germans and trap
them in Stalingrad
Vasily Chuikov - lead the Soviet army in defending Stalingrad as the Germans
advanced into the city
Friedrich Paulus - lead the German army in advancing on the city of Stalingrad and
was instructed by Hitler not to surrender, but did so anyway
General
Georgy
Zhukov
Lieutenant
General Vasily
Chuikov
Field
Marshal
Friedrich
Paulus
Battle of Stalingrad: Timeline
German Luftwaffe bombs
the city of Stalingrad on
July 17, 1942
German forces began
advancing into
Stalingrad in September
of 1942
Soviet forces launch
counter-offensive
attack to surround the
German army on
November 19, 1942
Trapped with nowhere
to go, German forces
surrender on February
2nd, 1943
German forces are ordered
to keep fighting and are
forbidden from
surrendering on January
24, 1943
German forces run low
on supplies as winter
begins and they remain
surrounded, starting in
early December 1942
Battle of Stalingrad:
Technologies/Strategies
Technologies:
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Jerry cans
Designed to carry fuel around
Invented at the request by Hitler to carry fuel by hand
It has three handles to have either 1-2 people carry it easily
Jerry cans
Strategies:
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The Soviet Union took the cold weather to their advantage with knowledge of how to fight
Soviets were being supplied and were being sent reinforcements from the other side of the Volga River
(which was near the battle grounds)
“Hugging”- Soviet soldiers stayed as close as possible to the enemy in
hopes of German air strikes harming Axis
forces as well as Soviet forces
Reinforcements
being sent in from
the Volga River
Technologies and Strategies (Part 2)
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Tiger Tank.
The Tiger tank is a tank used by the Germans in the Battle of Stalingrad. The
Tiger Tank was the most feared tank in WWII because of how heavily armored
it is and the strength of the terit.
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Strategies cont.
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The Germans used a strategy called rattenkrieg, so what the Germans did was
only close range fighting. The Germans also used the luftwaffe to repeatedly
bomb Stalingrad
This is a picture
of a Tiger Tank
Battle of Stalingrad: Technologies (Part 3)
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The Dynamo Powered Torch
It was a flashlight for soldiers to use
Generated by squeezing the top handle
Had no battery charge
2. Panzer VI Tank
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Dynamo Powered
Torch
A tank used by the Germans
Created in 1935
Strategy: Outflanking
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Outflanking: To move around the side of an enemy to out maneuver them
The Allies used this strategy whenever a German tank appeared
Panzer VI Tank
Battle of Stalingrad: Casualties
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The Soviet Union lost over 1,250,000 soldiers and civilians
The Axis Powers lost over 850,000 soldiers
Combined, over 2 million soldiers were lost
This battle is commonly referred to as one of the bloodiest in history
Pie chart of Allied
military casualties
during World War II
Battle of Stalingrad: Significance
The Battle of Stalingrad was an extremely significant battle in the war. This battle
helped the Allies because it was regarded as a “turning point” in the war. It marked
the point when Germany stopped advancing east into Europe and Russia and was
Germany’s first major loss. This battle also helped the Allies because it lowered
German morale and drained the Axis powers of resources and soldiers.
Battle of Stalingrad: Video
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Chris Finnamore @chrisfinnamore, and David @daveludlow. "Top Inventions and Technical Innovations of
World War 2." Expert Reviews. N.p., 01 May 2015. Web. 12 Sept. 2016.
Answers. Answers Corporation, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2016.
By Spring 1942, the Germans Had Stabilized Their Front in a Line Running Roughly from Leningrad in the
North to Rostov in the South. There Were a Number of Salients in the Line Where Soviet Offensives Had
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