How Did The Russians Push Back German Forces At The Battle Of Stalingrad?
This question is related to WWII because Germany had already controlled the majority of Germany and defeated the French. The Germans had also launched the largest scale attack, using over three million troops.
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Wikipedia
According to Wikipedia, Russia was able to push back to Germans due to their lack of preparations and defenses. Evidence of this would be the line ," ... resulted in a very thin line, with some sectors where 1–2 km (0.62–1.24 mi) stretches were being defended by a single platoon. These forces were also lacking in effective anti-tank weapons." This also shows that the Germans did not have sufficient troops and resources for this attack. Another reason the attack was unsuccessful was due to the weather reports. A line that leads to this is the line , "Poor weather prevented effective air action against the Soviet offensive."
PBS
Information from PBS has lead to the idea that Russia had been able to defend from Germany due to Stalin listening to his military leader's plans. Evidence of this would be the line, " Stalin had accepted Marshal Zhukov’s plan to fortify their defenses near Kursk." This line followed by the line, " By July, the Soviets had 1,300,000 men, 3,600 tanks, 20,000 artillery pieces, and 2,400 aircraft in place there." Another reason that the Russians had been able to push back to the Germans was their intelligence on the Germans. A line from the website that supports this idea is ,"Spies had also given Stalin an advantage by informing him of the date of the upcoming German attack at Kursk."
Jewish Virtual Library
According to the Jewish Virtual Library, the Russians were able to push back the Germans to their ill preparations to the winter weather. Evidence of this would be the line, "Recognizing that German troops were ill prepared for offensive operations during the winter." This meant that the Russians had the advantage over the Germans during the attack. Another line that supports this idea is the line, "The German offensive to take Stalingrad had been halted by a combination of stubborn Red Army resistance inside the city and local weather conditions." Another reason the Germans had lost was due to the Axis powers being spread out too far. A line that supports this idea is the line, "The Hungarian Second Army, consisting of mainly ill-equipped and ill-trained units, was given the task of defending a 200 km section of the front north of Stalingrad between the Italian Army and Voronezh. This resulted in a very thin line, with some sectors where 1–2 km stretches were being defended by a single platoon."
According to Wikipedia, Russia was able to push back to Germans due to their lack of preparations and defenses. Evidence of this would be the line ," ... resulted in a very thin line, with some sectors where 1–2 km (0.62–1.24 mi) stretches were being defended by a single platoon. These forces were also lacking in effective anti-tank weapons." This also shows that the Germans did not have sufficient troops and resources for this attack. Another reason the attack was unsuccessful was due to the weather reports. A line that leads to this is the line , "Poor weather prevented effective air action against the Soviet offensive."
PBS
Information from PBS has lead to the idea that Russia had been able to defend from Germany due to Stalin listening to his military leader's plans. Evidence of this would be the line, " Stalin had accepted Marshal Zhukov’s plan to fortify their defenses near Kursk." This line followed by the line, " By July, the Soviets had 1,300,000 men, 3,600 tanks, 20,000 artillery pieces, and 2,400 aircraft in place there." Another reason that the Russians had been able to push back to the Germans was their intelligence on the Germans. A line from the website that supports this idea is ,"Spies had also given Stalin an advantage by informing him of the date of the upcoming German attack at Kursk."
Jewish Virtual Library
According to the Jewish Virtual Library, the Russians were able to push back the Germans to their ill preparations to the winter weather. Evidence of this would be the line, "Recognizing that German troops were ill prepared for offensive operations during the winter." This meant that the Russians had the advantage over the Germans during the attack. Another line that supports this idea is the line, "The German offensive to take Stalingrad had been halted by a combination of stubborn Red Army resistance inside the city and local weather conditions." Another reason the Germans had lost was due to the Axis powers being spread out too far. A line that supports this idea is the line, "The Hungarian Second Army, consisting of mainly ill-equipped and ill-trained units, was given the task of defending a 200 km section of the front north of Stalingrad between the Italian Army and Voronezh. This resulted in a very thin line, with some sectors where 1–2 km stretches were being defended by a single platoon."