Why did the Germans not go around Stalingrad?

He was obsessed with the political damage the falling of a city named “Stalingrad” would have upon Stalin and the USSR, and wanted it more or less destroyed, so he explicitly ordered von Paulus not to encircle the city and wait for it to die(as the normal procedure would be), but to capture and raze it.

At which Russian city did the Germans suffer their greatest defeat?

the Battle of Stalingrad
Germany’s Epic Defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad By June 1942, Hitler had advanced into the Soviet Union and hoped to easily take the strategic city of Stalingrad, the namesake city of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. But Stalin rallied both Russian troops and civilians who dug in and vowed to fight to the end.

Was Leningrad and Stalingrad the same city?

It was Leningrad, not Stalingrad that was the Eastern Front’s real World War II humanitarian disaster.

Why did the Germans go into Stalingrad?

The initial objectives in the region around Stalingrad were to destroy the industrial capacity of the city and to block the Volga River traffic connecting the Caucasus and Caspian Sea to central Russia. The Germans cut the pipeline from the oilfields when they captured Rostov on 23 July.

Why was Russian capital moved from St. Petersburg to Moscow?

Being a sea port, the city was ideal for the powerful navy Peter hoped to build. It also allowed for easier access to the rest of Europe, and turning Russia into a European power was always one of Peter’s goals. He moved the capital of Russia from Saint Petersburg back to Moscow on March 5, 1918.

Why did the Soviet Union won the Battle of Stalingrad?

Stalingrad was a key strategic target. It was an important industrial centre, communications hub, and sat astride the Volga River. Capturing Stalingrad would cut this waterway – the principal supply route from south to central and northern Russia.

Could Germany have won World War II if they seized Moscow?

As it was, German spearheads may have reached as close as ten miles to the Soviet capital, perhaps even glimpsing the spires of the Kremlin. Seizing Moscow may or may not have won World War II for Nazi Germany, but it certainly would have made the Third Reich’s defeat more difficult.

Why didn’t the Soviet Union take Moscow in December?

December brings snow, which limits German but not Soviet movement and combat breakthroughs. Unfortunately, December is when the Soviets get their powerful Siberian reinforcements, just as the German spearheads are low on troops and supplies. Drive on Moscow, like Operation Typhoon, is a race against time.

What was the result of the Battle of Moscow?

It ended in Moscow in December 1941, when the Wehrmacht ran out of fuel, ammunition and food. Not only was there a shortage of supplies, but what supplies there were couldn’t be transported forward quickly enough over horse-drawn carts, destroyed Russian rail lines and severely inadequate truck capacity.

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