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During World War II, the most famous 'city on the Volga' was Stalingrad. The locus of German offensive efforts in late 1942, Stalingrad proved to be one of the key turning-points of the war, given the decisive victory won there by the Soviet Union.
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Volgograd is located on what Russian river?
the Volga
What front did the Russians fight on?
The fought on the Eastern front of WW2. The farthest East they fought was the city of Stalingrad, (now called Volgograd.) on the Volga River, and by the end of the war, the Eastern front was nothing more than the Eastern side of Berlin.
Which battle of World War 2 was said to be the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front?
On the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalingrad was the turning point. Germany was winning battle after battle, and Hitler wanted to take the oilfields in southern Russia and also the River Volga. Hitler eventually became impatient and decided to split his force and send some troops to the city on the river Volga named Stalingrad. After months of fighting, the Soviets, who basically had their backs against the walls, or river, had millions of reinforcements come in to trap the Germans, whom most of which died.
What Rivers impacted World War 2 in Europe?
There were a number of rivers that played large role as barriers that , though they did not stop , proved to be a hindrance to both offensive and defensive operations by the Allied and Axis armies . The Rhine was supposed to be an obstacle had the bridge at Remagen been destroyed thus slowing the Allied crossing . The one river that proved to be the greatest of obstacles was the Volga on the Eastern Front in Russia . This was primarily because the Russians conducted a defense of the Stalingrad city itself and thwarted the forward advance of the German Sixth Army under General Paulus' command . The defense of the city and the Volga proved to be the furthest-most advance of the German ambitions in the East . The above is but a limited view to the problems that rivers as defensive lines possessed . Many strategic aims were to impede enemy forces from establishing a bridgehead to launch offensive operations thus slowing down the enemy advance somewhat . As an example - see related link on the Battle of Stalingrad .
What happened in 1942 through 1943?
Until the winter of 1942-1943, the German army was victorious in an almost unbroken chain of battlefield successes. Europe lay under German domination. After a successful German advance in summer 1942, the battle for the city of Stalingrad in late 1942 proved a turning point. Soviet forces halted the German advance at Stalingrad on the Volga River and in the Caucasus. After this defeat, German troops were forced on the defensive, beginning the long retreat westward that was to end with Nazi Germany's surrender in May 1945, some three years later.
