The casualties of the battle of Stalingrad Is what I did my report on. It went down as one of the most brutal battles in history. Stalingrad was in the Soviet Union (Russia). Where the war was fought during the cold and brutal winter where the temperatures were as low as -30 degree Celsius (-22 degree Fahrenheit). The actual battle of Stalingrad began on august 23, 1942 and ended in February of 1943. The general (leader) of the soviets during this battle was General Zhukov. As far as the amount of troops the soviets had 1,000,500 soldiers, and the Germans had 1,011,500 soldiers.
The battles orders were given from Hitler he, he wanted Stalingrad for two reasons. One reason being is Hitler wanted the oil fields of the Caucasus region. The second reason being Stalingrad was the only soviet city to have the name of its leader. The normal life expectancy for a soviet private was usually less than 24Hrs, an officer was lucky to make it 4 days. The war was so intense on the soldier’s body’s they became dehydrated and eventually were running out of food. Soon cannibalism came into play, their protein came from rats and Soldiers and civilians picked meat of dead horses for food when it was possible. …show more content…
Roughly 4,000 bombs every square kilometer. The war began to be fought throughout trenches witch any men women or children healthy enough dug. With roughly 7,700 casualties a day the sides were dying off quickly. Eventually the Germans were running out of tanks and other artillery and the tanks began being thrown together by students and staff of a local university the parts were from an old tractor factory and they weren’t bulletproof. As the war continued on the soviets began using the strategy of holding their places for as long as possible. The city was eventually reduced to rubble. With the air hot and stinky of dead rotting
The battles orders were given from Hitler he, he wanted Stalingrad for two reasons. One reason being is Hitler wanted the oil fields of the Caucasus region. The second reason being Stalingrad was the only soviet city to have the name of its leader. The normal life expectancy for a soviet private was usually less than 24Hrs, an officer was lucky to make it 4 days. The war was so intense on the soldier’s body’s they became dehydrated and eventually were running out of food. Soon cannibalism came into play, their protein came from rats and Soldiers and civilians picked meat of dead horses for food when it was possible. …show more content…
Roughly 4,000 bombs every square kilometer. The war began to be fought throughout trenches witch any men women or children healthy enough dug. With roughly 7,700 casualties a day the sides were dying off quickly. Eventually the Germans were running out of tanks and other artillery and the tanks began being thrown together by students and staff of a local university the parts were from an old tractor factory and they weren’t bulletproof. As the war continued on the soviets began using the strategy of holding their places for as long as possible. The city was eventually reduced to rubble. With the air hot and stinky of dead rotting