The Turning Point in WWII

The Battle of Stalingrad is perhaps de turning point in World War II; for after it was taken place, the German army was in full retreat. The Soviet counter-offensive got hold of the first large-scale German defeat of the war.

To start off, let's go through some of the most relevant events in the battle:

• July 17, 1942 - Battle of Stalingrad begins as the Luftwaffe begins to bomb the city and Soviet shipping on the Volga River.
• August 23, 1942 - Panzer column reaches Volga River just north of Stalingrad.
• September 13, 1942 - German ground offensive starts in the city.
• November 19, 1942 - Red Army begins Operation Uranus to encircle German 6th Army.
• November 23, 1942 - Encirclement is complete trapping roughly 290,000 Axis troops.
• December 12, 1942 - Field Marshal von Manstein's army group launches an attack to relieve the 6th Army in Stalingrad. German advance is pushed back by the Soviets.
• February 2, 1943 - German troops trapped at Stalingrad surrender.

(Timeline taken from: http://www.russia-ukraine-travel.com/battle-of-stalingrad.html)