1942 AD
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet victory at Stalingrad ended Germany’s offensive and reshaped the war.
- Time period
- 1942 AD
- Region
- Soviet Union
- Theme
- Military
- Civilization
- World War II
From July 1942 to February 1943, German and Soviet forces fought for Stalingrad in one of the Second World War’s bloodiest battles. After months of fierce urban combat, a Soviet counteroffensive encircled Germany’s Sixth Army and forced its surrender. The defeat ended Germany’s 1942 summer offensive and passed the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front to the Soviet Union.