Battle of Stalingrad

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. What is the battle period?July 17, 1942 – February 2, 1943
2. What is the primary location?Stalingrad, Soviet Union (now Volgograd, Russia)
3. What was the Battle of Stalingrad and why was it important?It was a long fight in a big city where German and Soviet soldiers battled for months. The battle stopped the Germans from moving further into the Soviet Union and kept the city’s factories working.
4. Why did the city of Stalingrad matter to both sides?For Germany, capturing it would cut off the Volga River and give access to oil. For the Soviet Union, defending it kept their factories running and kept people proud.

Wehrmacht: The unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.
Operation Uranus: The Soviet strategic offensive operation that encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad.
Attrition Warfare: A military strategy based on exhausting the enemy's manpower and resources through prolonged combat.