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Stalingrad: The Bitter Fight for Victory

Learn about Chuikov's leadership, the intense battles for Stalingrad's railway station, Operation Uranus' strategic impact, and the turning point in World War II.

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Stalingrad: The Bitter Fight for Victory

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  1. No greenery remained • Chuikov takes over command of Stalingrad • Subordinate to Zhukov • Chuikov is amazed by what has happened to Stalingrad

  2. Fight for the railway station • Red Army pushed to the very edge of the Volga • Germans attacked the central railway station • Changed hands fifteen times in three days

  3. Resembled an earthquake • The city resembled the aftermath of an earthquake

  4. “Bitter fighting” • Soviet Advantage • Fighting at night benefited the Soviets • “Bitter fighting”

  5. The mentality of the soldiers • Stalingrad defies military explanation • Chuikov inspired his men

  6. All this was watched by Zhukov as he planned Operation Uranus

  7. Operation Uranus • 1 million Russian soldiers • 14,000 heavy artillery • 1000 tanks

  8. Operation Uranus • November 19, 1942 • First fully prepared Soviet attack of the Second World War • Aimed at the weaker Romanian forces

  9. Uranus pinched • Within four days Soviet forces surround the Germans • The Russian pincer movement works and the two Russian forces meet 100km west of Stalingrad

  10. Germans trapped • Hitler orders Paulus to remain near Stalingrad • The Luftwaffe promised to supply the German Army with food

  11. A field marshal never surrenders • Paulus is promoted to Field Marshall • Hitler did this expecting Paulus to kill himself rather than surrender • Paulus is captured in a cellar the next day

  12. Results of Stalingrad • Germans finally suffered a defeat in the war’ • Their mantra of being an invincible army was shattered • Provided a morale boost for the allied nations

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