The most crucial battle of world war ?

Question

The most crucial battle of world war ?
Which of the following do you think was the most crucial battle?

Answer

Without a doubt, the Battle of Stalingrad. The destruction of the th Army under Von Paulus set in motion a sequence of events from which the Germans never recovered. The Wehrmacht lost between , and , men at Stalingrad, roughly a quarter of their entire strength on the Eastern Front. Even more significant was the blow to German morale, both in the field and at home. The once invincible Army Group South was effectively destroyed, causing a complete realignment of German forces in Russia. Divisions that were being utilized in other theaters now had to be shifted southward to stop the impending Soviet advance. After this defeat, the Germans never really regained the offensive in Russia. The Battle of Kursk, while noteworthy, only hastened an outcome that was pretty much inevitable after Stalingrad.