During the invasion code named "Operation Barbarossa" it was a critical point for the German Nazis and Soviet Union because in the beginning of the invasion the Soviet Union lost half a million men to the Nazis as prisoners, along with most of the Soviet air force, and large quantities of supplies due to a sudden Blitzkrieg attack done by the German Nazis, but as the invasion continued the German Nazis had to face the "Scorched Earth" tactics of the Soviet Union and the unbearable weathers of Russia and many died from coldness, diseases, and hunger. The turning point was when Hitler sent half of his troops to capture Stalingrad, the Germans weren't able to surround the city due to its size and in the following months the Germans and Soviets fought a endless battle over Stalingrad, and after 3 months the Germans failed to capture it and ended trapping themselves in the city, and on the 31st of January 1943 the German General von Paulus surrendered along with 24 other Generals and 91,000 soldiers leaving 150,000 of their comrades dead in the ruined ashes of Stalingrad...
-Would the results of war be different if Hitler would have approached Stalingrad differently?
-What if Hitler listened to General von Paulus and retreated his troops from Stalingrad, would he have benefited from the war?
( From the reading "Global War" : pg. 12, 20, and 22 )
Well... yeah, i believe that the result of the war would be different if Hitler approach Stalingrad differently since the German already had conquer Moscow where most of the industry took place and therefore they've weaken the Soviet Union already... but i see no point of attacking Stalingrad anyways since it couldn't weaken any of the Soviet Union army or anything but just a waste of energy... I believe Hitler was a great leader but sometimes he just make the wrong decision. For example when the Allies are inventing new weapons like ice ship, etc. i believe that Hitler wasn't trying to prevent anything... or if i was wrong about this, please correct me.... LOL...
ReplyDeleteWell... if Hitler listened to Paulus then that would definitely reduce the lost of his army but it seem that he had made another wrong decision which turns out to be one of the biggest mistake in war... Therefore, I would blame Hitler for the wrong decision he made at the wrong time of the war...
I agree. Stalingrad was major blow to the German army and if Hitler had listened to his generals and scaled back his war strategy he would have been in a better position in 1944. The fact that the allies failed to open another front before June of 1944 is puzzling...Did the Allies wish to sacrifice Russian lives in order to weaken the danger Stalin posed to the European community? Any thoughts?
ReplyDeleteWell, that could turn out to be the truth why the Allies hadn't do anything much when the invasion began, but why, if that was true, won't the Allies also fear that if Hitler was able to defeat the Soviets and successfully conquer the whole country, Hitler and Germany will be stronger than before and therefore Germany won't have to fear any two front war anymore which means that one of the options that would weaken the German army was gone....
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