Battle of Stalingrad (jul 21, 1942 – jan 11, 1943)
Description:
soviets surrounded and systematically destroyed the entire german sixth armyhitler, who had refused a retreat, suffered a catastrophic defeat
german public opinion turned decisively against the war for the first time
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Date:
jul 21, 1942
jan 11, 1943
~ 5 months and 24 days