Summary.
A battle between Germany and the Russia as Germany attempted to take over the city of Stalingrad and secure the rich oil fields of the south.
Turning Point 1943: Stalingrad, Kursk, El Alamein
- Germany fighting Soviet Union
- Germans wanted the oil fields of the Caucasus region
- 1942 the Red Army launched Operation Uranus
- The Germans eventually could no longer fight in the Russian Winter
- Battle of Kursk was the German and Soviet forces confronted on the eastern front
- Took place in the vicinity of the city of Kursk
- Germans hoped to weaken lines caused by their loss in the Battle of Stalingrad
- The Germans were defeated marking the first time a blitzkrieg tactical had failed
- The Battle of El Alamein was a battle of the Western Desert campaign
- Fought between Alied and Axis (mainly British Imperial) forces
- The battle halted the final advance of the Axis into Egypt
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