Jenny+&+Sammi-Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad location: Stalingrad, Russia  Time: August 23, 1942-Feburary 2, 1943  By: Sammie Dick and Jenny Tronoski

 Information about Stalingrad: 1. Turning point of World War II in Europe.

Significance: The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle in World War II. It was significant because The Soviet Union and Germany were allies and ended up fighting against each other for ownership of the city of Stalingrad. Hitler sent the Nazi army to Russia without giving them any notice. The Germans destroyed everything they could in Russia, but still ended up losing. This shows how strong of an army they were, even without knowing that war was coming upon them.

The Winner: The Russian army won the battle. The Germans finally surrendered on February 2, 1943.

MLA citation: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Beck, Roger B.. et. al. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//World History: Patterns of Interaction// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2009. Print. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff00de; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Primary Source:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**Anonymous German soldier** || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">By the end of the war, the Germans could do nothing but surrender. Paulus, the field marshall surrendered the southern group on January 31, and the northern group on February 2, 1943. []
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**"I was horrified when I saw the map. We're quite alone, without any help from outside. Hitler has left us in the lurch. Whether this letter gets away depends on whether we still hold the airfield. We are lying in the north of the city. The men in my unit already suspect the truth, but they aren't so exactly informed as I am. No, we are not going to be captured. When Stalingrad falls you will hear and read about it. Then you will know that I shall not return."**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">First hand account: