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Leningrad being a strong symbol of soviet power (the city was named after Lenin) the Germans wanted to take the city to deal a blow to the Russian/Soviet morale and Stalin refused to let go of the city thus resulting in a bloody battle

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the battle of Leningrad was a siege also called the blockade of Leningrad which lasted in around 3-4 years,the Germans and some finish troops had surrounded the city and the siege is one of the longest sieges in the history more than 1 million people died of starvation during the siege and is also one of the most destructive sieges in the history

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The Siege of Leningrad was important because it was the largest city in Russia, it represented the Russian Revolution and was the former capital of Russia, it had several munitions factories, and a major military port. The siege caused the deaths of over 1 million citizens, mostly through starvation, giving it the distinction of being the siege that killed by far the most people in human history.

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This was the battle in which the Red Army defeated and took German Nazi prisoners. It was a turning point for the Soviets. They continued to defeat the Nazis all the way to Berlin Germany where the Nazis finally surrendered to the Reds and the other Allied Forces.

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he battle was fought for a few reasons. The main one was thaty Hitler wanted to occupy it to occupy the key seaport on the Volga River. Also, the city was name after the USSR leader 'Joseph Stalin', so if Hitler occupied 'Stalin's city' then it would be embarrising and a crushing defeat morally for the USSR.

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Hitler wanted to take Stalingrad because that city was a hub of transportation, it had resources and it was near the oil fields of the Caucasus region. Hitler planned to use it to supply his war effort and future dream for Germany.

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Stalingrad, in mid-south Russia, was where the Soviet's halted the German advance. You see, Russia had a bitterly cold winter, and the Germans ran out of food and other supplies when they got to Stalingrad. The Soviets ideally cut off their supply route, rendering the Nazis cornered. The Soviets are adapted to the winter and the Germans held out in Stalingrad for 6 months, until they were eventually crushed and forced all the way back to Germany. Stalingrad was the turning point of the war.

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the battle started with a big explosion

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Were did the Battle of Stalingrad take place?

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The battle of Stalingrad was fought by Germany to allow access into the Oil rich caucus, which would have helped a fuel starved German war-machine, not to mention that the city was named after Josef Stalin, the current political leader of the USSR, thus an Icon of the Soviet union which could not fall.


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