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| 1 | Stalingradby stanislovsky | 21 terms | April 18, 2008 |
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| 1 | the russian city seiged by the germans in august 1942 in which the russian drove back the germans accepted at the turning point in the european theater | 8 sets | |
| 2 | battle in which the nazi advance east through russia was halted. | 6 sets | |
| 3 | city in russia, site of a red army victory over the germany army in 1942-1943. the battle of stalingrad was the turning point in the war between germany and the soviet union. today volgograd. (p. 793) | 6 sets | |
| 4 | decisive battle in german invasion of russia, the germans were surrounded and systemically destroyed | 5 sets | |
| 5 | fought during the winter of 1942, it was the first major soviet victory of world war ii and a turning point for the allies. it claimed more lives than any other singles conflict in the war but prevented the nazis from capturing russia and was a crucial factor in their eventual defeat. | 4 sets | |
| 6 | turning point of invasion of russia. after this, hitler begins to retreat. | 3 sets | |
| 7 | when ussr stopped the german invasion of russia and started getting back at germany | 3 sets | |
| 8 | aka st. petersburg | 3 sets | |
| 9 | one of the major battles in the ussr that saw the german advance stopped | 3 sets | |
| 10 | considered the turning point of the european theater of the war, the soviets beat the germans, but at no small cost, with over 1.5 million casualties. | 3 sets | |
| 11 | site of critical world war ii soviet victory that reversed germany's advance to the east. in late 1942, russian forces surrounded the germans, and on feb. 2, 1943, the german sixth army surrendered. first major defeat for the germans in world war ii. | 3 sets | |
| 12 | highwater advance of the nazis into the ussr, the place where the tide turned into soviet favor as 100,000 germans were captured. | 2 sets | |
| 13 | turning point in european theater/gradual push back o germany's land control | 2 sets | |
| 14 | city named after stalin where there was a major battle during ww2. costliest | 2 sets | |
| 15 | city in southwestern russia that was site of a fierce battle during wwii | 2 sets | |
| 16 | for the ussr what was the turning point in the war in europe, the victory in _____ | 2 sets | |
| 17 | ? | 1 set | |
| 18 | 1942-43 russia and germany surrenders | 1 set | |
| 19 | more soviets died in the battle than the total number of american casualties in wwii. | 1 set | |
| 20 | battle between nazi's and soviets in russia from 1942-43 when the tide turned against the germans and they began to lose in wwii | 1 set | |
| 21 | soviet red army broke ger military power | 1 set | |
| 22 | july 1942-february 1943, turning point on the western front, german troops were stopped, encircled, and forced to surrender, led to the battle of kursk. | 1 set | |
| 23 | a battle in the russian city of stalingrad between the russians and the germans. is offten called the turning point the in war in europe. | 1 set | |
| 24 | volgograd; attacked by the germans; was key to the volga river and the supply of oil; fought over for months and freed in 1943 | 1 set | |
| 25 | ended germany's hopes of conquering the soviet union | 1 set | |
| 26 | russian city attacked by the germans in the spring of 1942; germans finally surrendered in february 1943 | 1 set | |
| 27 | battle between nazis and soviet in russia from 1942-1943 when the tide turned against the germans and they began to lose in wwii | 1 set | |
| 28 | finally russia defeated germany here | 1 set | |
| 29 | july 1942 to february 1943, military risk of the germans to take control of stalingrad, german troops destroyed | 1 set | |
| 30 | turning point of wwii, november 19th 1942, russians launch counterattack against nazis | 1 set | |
| 31 | [which turning point] eastern front? | 1 set | |
| 32 | city, site of battle of stalingrad, which was a turning point of wwii and the bloodiest battle in modern history. took place between 17 july 1942 and 2 february 1943 | 1 set | |
| 33 | the surrounding and ultimate surrender of the 6th german army | 1 set | |
| 34 | site of a major battle in wwii; named after joseph stalin. | 1 set | |
| 35 | battle that stopped german aggression in russia. | 1 set | |
| 36 | soviet victory that was considered a major turning point in wwii | 1 set | |
| 37 | a city and the administrative center of volgograd oblast, russia. | 1 set | |
| 38 | 2 mil deaths in 200 days; stalin would not quit | 1 set | |
| 39 | in battle of stalingrad hitler wanted to take stalin's namesake city while stalin was equally determined to defend it. the germans surrounded the city and the russians encircled their attackers. soldiers fought two weeks for a single building and winter also closed in. in 1943, the german commander surrendered with no hope of rescue, no ammunition, and 300,000 soldiers dead. | 1 set | |
| 40 | battle in which th nazi advance east through russia was halted | 1 set | |