WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Hitler was then on the defensive
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Russia had lost access to ports
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Russia lost massive numbers of soldiers
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Hitler successfully conquered Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Historians once viewed the battle as a turning point – a Soviet victory which ended the Wehrmacht’s ability to wage offensive war in the East.
Detailed explanation-2: -Then, late that summer, the Nazi leader attacked Stalingrad. That decision led to Germany’s first major Eastern Front defeat and became the turning point of World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Kursk: Hitler believed that a victory here would reassert German strength and improve his prestige with his allies, who were considering withdrawing from the war. It was also hoped that large numbers of Soviet prisoners would be captured to be used as slave labour in the German armaments industry.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history, involving some 6, 000 tanks, 2, 000, 000 troops, and 4, 000 aircraft. It marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and cleared the way for the great Soviet offensives of 1944–45.