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→Turning point: The Battle of Stalingrad
==Turning point: The Battle of Stalingrad==
==Turning point: The Battle of Stalingrad==
{{See also|Battle of Stalingrad}}
{{See also|Battle of Stalingrad}}
[[File:Stalingrad1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|German tanks became the enduring symbol of Nazi oppression and atrocities in Russia for generations.]]
In the third year of war Germany began to suffer from a lack of important resources such as oil. Hitler therefore ordered the German army to take the city of Stalingrad and the oil fields of Baku in South Russia. The operation failed after the 6th German army and parts of the 4th Panzer army were encircled in Stalingrad and completely annihilated. The [[Battle of Stalingrad]] marked a turning point in the war and the Soviet Union started launching their own offensives.
In the third year of war Germany began to suffer from a lack of important resources such as oil. Hitler therefore ordered the German army to take the city of Stalingrad and the oil fields of Baku in South Russia. The operation failed after the 6th German army and parts of the 4th Panzer army were encircled in Stalingrad and completely annihilated. The [[Battle of Stalingrad]] marked a turning point in the war and the Soviet Union started launching their own offensives.