🚀 go-pugleaf

More than just a battle, Stalingrad was subject to a prolonged seige.
There was bitter fighting house to house, street by street.  Many of
the local population who were trapped there starved to death but,
ultimately, Stalingrad did *not* fall.  Instead, Red Army
re-inforcements finally arrived and cut off and surrounded the
besieging German Army, taking many thousands of prisoners (many of
whom did not survive the prison camps).

The Wehmacht never recovered from the shock of the literally hundreds
of thousands of deaths, casualties and captured prisoners of war.  If
there was any one campaign that truly marked the turning point of the
war in Europe, it was t he eventual Soviet victory at the Siege of
Stalingrad.

Cheers - BB


Marnox <mar...@spamnothotmail.com> wrote in message
news:37e35d09.4615234@news.xs4all.nl...
> On Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:25:49 -0600, "**** ******"
> <jdig...@elp.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >The Nazis never made it to Moscow OR Leningrad because of the
winter.
> >The Soviets maintained control of these two towns.
> >When you do your history try to READ that chapter.
>
> He said Stalingrad, which was the site of one of the fiercest
battles
> of the war. Leningrad (today's St. Petersburg) is another city
> altogether. Try to read what other people are saying before you
start
> spouting your nonsense.
>
> Marnox
> >
> >
> >Matt Bowman <Ma...@jungsite.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:TOrbYAAJWB43MwnW@jungsite.demon.co.uk...
> >> In article <FegD3.82$85....@newsr2.elp.rr.com>, **** ******
> >> <jdig...@elp.rr.com> writes
> >> >The russian jews were at another time frame,Hitler never got
much into
> >> >Russia, as a matter of fact that was the best thing to happen in
favor of
> >> >the allies. Poland and Germany were the sights of the camps. Yes
I heard
> >of
> >> >all that but you forgot the political opponants, gypsies,
Catholic
> >priests
> >> >and nuns and anyone else who did not subscribe to the Nazi
tenets.Lots of
> >> >non jews died over there NOT JUST JEWS !!
> >> >
> >>
> >> Jesus - never got very far into Russia! Have you ever heard of
> >> Stalingrad?, of Moscow?, Kursk? oh fuck this. I've got a history
project
> >> to write.
> >> --
> >> Matt Bowman
> >>
> >> ICQ : 48703032 - no Jehovas Witnesses or Salesmen please.
> >
> >
>