Question

Question #fab23

Answer 1

August 1942 was the high point of the axis advances. This was also the beginning of the battle of Stalingrad.

Explanation:

The map is misleading as there were many factors besides the battle for the city of Stalingrad. The entrance of the United States brought fresh troops and resources to the side of the Allies. The impact of the United States forces and resources may have been a great factor than the bye battle for Stalingrad.

The battle for Stalingrad was a critical turning point in the war. The German Sixth Army was tied down from the beginning of the battle in August 1942 to the surrender of the entire German Sixth Army in Feb 1943. w Supplies and resources that were funneled into the battle for Stalingrad could have been better used in other theaters of the war.

The German forces in North Africa were poised to conquer Egypt. The Africa Corp had defeated numerous British armies. Rommel was stalled by the mountains of El Amien, the Quatar depression, and most of all by a lack of supplies and reinforcements. Without the stalemate that was Stalingrad eating up needed resources Egypt might have fallen to Germany.

The Fourth Army was diverted from Stalingrad to the Caucases to obtain oil supplies, The sixth army was not able to finish the conquest of the city on its own. American tanks were unloaded from railroads, directly into the conflict blutting the Germant advance.

With the Sixth Army tied down in Stalingrad and the Fourth Army tied down in the Caucases the Romanian and Italian units were left to protect the flanks of the German forces. The Russians were able to break through this less effective units cutting off the Sixth Army and forcing a retreat of the Fourth Army. The entire encircled Sixth Army would later be forced to surrender causing the loss of irreplaceable experienced units.

Meanwhile in the Pacific the Japanese advance was stopped by American forces in the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadael Canal.

Germany would never recover from the loss of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad. The Russian forces would start to force the Germans back after Stalingrad. The British and Americans would drive the Germans out of North Africa, and Italy. Though unrelated the Japanese would be on the defensive after the battle of Stalingrad.