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German forces were already attacking on the western front and both sides suffered many casualties. Hitler thought they were going to target Moscow but in reality, Hitler had other ideas in mind. Stalingrad being one of them.
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After taking over modern day Ukraine and Belarus, Germany decides to invade Russia's southern border in the spring of 1942
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After months of heading towards Stalingrad, the 6th army of the Wehrmacht began their assault on August 23, 1942. -
The Russians were able to slow down the German's attacks but suffered 200,000 casualties while doing so. Supplies were evacuated out of Stalingrad but not the 400,000 people. Germany cut off supply lines in the Volga river and sent air raids over Stalingrad. By fall, the whole city was in complete ruins.
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As Russians evacuate and Winter sets in, Russia strikes back as Germany starves in the city. -
Russian forces trapped nearly 300,000 German forces in Stalingrad all starving. Hitler refused to retreat resulting in over 100,000 German soldiers being captured.
