Stalingrad
- Germans want the oil fields of the Caucasus region
- Begin Sept. 1 1942
- Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting
- Bov. 23 1942 Germans get trapped in the City
- German commander Von Poulus ordered to fight to the death
- Between jan 31 and feb 2 300,000 German troops surrender
- The major turning point on the Eastern Front of WW11
- Largest battle in human history (2 million casualties)