Question

Which most contributed to the Battle of Stalingrad becoming a turning point in the war?

Answer 1

what are the choices?

Answer 2

Frankly, smashing the entire Sixth Army into tiny pieces, halting the attack into the Soviet Union, stunning the world and showing that the "invincible" Germans could be defeated would make it a turning point.

Answer 3

Also, it was winter, an idiotic decision to let the Germans fight it out themselves, and facing three different armies at the exact same time and forgetting that winter = bring winter clothing contributed to the defeat.

Answer 4

A lot of it was that it was a major industrial city. A large amount of Russian war resources were produced there. Also sense Hitler hated communism and Stalin so much he wanted it as a token per say to prove he was better. 3rd reason was that it was had a river called the Volga which lead directly to Russia. Last reason was that Hitler wasted a lot of resources and soldiers to try to capture it.