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Significant points apart of The Battle of Stalingrad

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  • Nazi–Soviet Treaty of Non-Aggression Signed

    Nazi–Soviet Treaty of Non-Aggression Signed

  • Germany invades Russia

    Hitler begins Operation Barbosa. Russia joins Allied Forces. US supplies aid to Soviet Union.

  • Germany advances on Moscow

    Germany advances on Moscow
    Hitler attempts to siez Moscow in Operation Typhoon

  • German attack on Moscow abandoned

    German attack on Moscow abandoned

  • Soviet Army launches major counter-offensive around Moscow

    Soviet Army launches major counter-offensive around Moscow

  • Hitler issues orders for General Paulus to lead his 6th Army to attack Stalingrad

    Hitler issues orders for General Paulus to lead his 6th Army to attack Stalingrad

  • Massive German air raid on Stalingrad

    Massive German air raid on Stalingrad
    1,000 aircraft of the Luftwaffe bombed the city and turned it into a massive inferno.

  • The 6th Army reaches the outskirts of Stalingrad

    The 6th Army reaches the outskirts of Stalingrad

  • Battle of Stalingrad begins

    Battle of Stalingrad begins

  • Soviet counter-offensive at Stalingrad begins

    Soviet counter-offensive at Stalingrad begins

  • Soviets begin to surround the German 6th Army

    Soviets begin to surround the German 6th Army
    The Soviet Red Army begins to trap the 6th Army and some of the 4th Panzer Army

  • The Luftwaffe begins airdropping supplies to the trapped German army

    The Luftwaffe begins airdropping supplies to the trapped German army

  • Germans surrender at Stalingrad

    Germans surrender at Stalingrad
    This was the first biggest defeat of Hitler’s armies

  • Germany retreats out of Russia

    Germany retreats out of Russia
    Soviets push west to reclaim any German-occupied Soviet territory

  • Soviets enter Berlin

  • Unconditional surrender of all German forces to the Allies