Exercises on the Battle of Stalingrad

(Mackenzie) The battle that took place at Stalingrad during World War II marked:

a) the consolidation of German positions in Russia, resulting from the fulminant expansion of the Axis powers (Italy-Germany-Japan).

b) the neutralization of Stalin's army, forcing him to sign the German-Soviet Pact of non-aggression and neutrality.

c) the reversal of the military situation of World War II, initiating the Nazi retreat in Eastern Europe and the decline of the Third Reich.

d) the victory of Blitzkrieg – lightning war, which consisted of massive attacks using armored cars, planes and ships.

e) the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy - D-Day, which contained the German offensive, destroying for the first time the myth of the invincibility of the Wehrmacht.

The important Battle of Stalingrad was an offshoot of which operation?

a) Operation Valkyrie

b) Barbarossa Operation

c) D-Day

d) Operation Condor

e) Operation Moscow

The order number 227:

a) implied the punishment of death for soldiers who inspired fear or showed hesitation in the face of combat.

b) ordered the seizure of resources from all farms near Stalingrad to supply the armies.

c) imposed a curfew in the city of Stalingrad.

d) determined the transfer of important factories from Stalingrad to Kazakhstan.

e) decreed the unconditional surrender of the city of Stalingrad to the German armies.

Hitler mobilized a large army for the conquest of the city of Stalingrad and, when defeat seemed imminent, forbade the retreat of troops, as he was determined to conquer the city at any cost. What was the strategic importance of Stalingrad?

a) ensure control of the Caucasian ore and oil plants.

b) had an important stockpile of weapons installed in the city.

c) would give the Germans an important shelter to the German armies from the cold.

d) the city's labor could be enslaved.

e) the city had important food stocks.

Letter C

The Battle of Stalingrad marked the turning point in World War II for the Allies, as the German army, which had advanced in a fulminating way throughout Europe, saw in Stalingrad a great defeat because of the army's resistance. red. With the defeat at Stalingrad, a considerable part of the German army in the Soviet Union was neutralized. From there, Soviet armies began pushing German troops back to Germany.

Letter B

The conflict at Stalingrad was an offshoot of Operation Barbarossa, which was Hitler's original plan to invade the Soviet Union. The objective of Operation Barbarossa was to guarantee the extermination of Bolshevism, the enslavement of the Soviet population and the taking of the existing natural resources in the region.

Letter A

Order #227 imposed punishment on all those who deserted or demonstrated defeatism. This was true for soldiers and also for generals who did not impose order to the letter. Thus, soldiers who tried to flee the battlefield were shot immediately, and generals who did not comply with the order were put on trial in military courts.

Letter A

Dominion over the city of Stalingrad would guarantee control of the minerals and oil that were extracted in the Caucasus.