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General Zhukov launched a  counterattack with 500,000 Soviet troops, 900 tanks, and 1400 aircraft

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General V. I. Chuikov was in charge of defending Stalingrad while Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov planned the counter offensive against the Germans

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Germany was under the command of General Friedrich Paulus.

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The Soviet´s were dedicated to protecting Stalingrad as an important industrial and transportation center, while Stalin was determined to keep the city named after him, consequently ordering a massive storm of reinforcement troops.

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http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad

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The Germans believed that the conquest for Stalingrad was an important part of the campaign for southern Russia because it would give them a strategic advantage on the Volga River so they can continuously attack Caucasus.

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The Battle of Stalingrad ended as a humiliating defeat for the German army. The Soviets won the battle by surrounding the Germans, who were commanded to stay put at all costs by Adolf Hitler, and crushing the army while they were weak from having their supplies cut off by the Soviets.

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This battle was known as one of the turning points to the war, giving the Allies the upper hand. It also stopped the German army's advance into Russia.

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When?
July 17, 1942- February 2, 1943.

Where?
Located in Stalingrad, an industrial city, renamed Volgograd in 1961.