What was the significance of Allied victories at Stalingrad and in North Africa?
1 Answer
They represented the turning point in the military initiative in WWII.
Explanation:
At El-Alamein and Stalingrad the German Army reached the limit of its expansion and offensive capability. Starting from there the German Army would never advance again but only retreat (fighting, of course, and having local victories but never forward).
Stalingrad and El-Alamein was as far as they could reach.
In North Africa the Afrika Korps will gradually retreat through Libya until the final surrender in Tunisia.
At Stalingrad the destruction of the 6th army produced a shock in the German Army that shook its confidence and moral. From there up to Berlin the German Army will fight a bitter and horrific containment war of attrition to try delaying the inevitable as long as possible.
