What is called the bloodiest battle in human history with combined casualties (military and civilian) estimated over 1.5 million?

The Battle of Stalingrad was a battle between Germany and its allies and the Soviet Union for the Soviet City of Stalingrad (modern Volgograd). This battle took place between August 1942 and February 2, 1943 and was an important event of the WWII. The battle was finally ended with the Soviet victory in 1943, which was quite derogatory for Hitler. He was sure in the superiority of his army and laid a lot of emphasis upon the battle.

The Battle of Stalingrad is now considered to be the bloodiest battle of all times. This crucial engagement was marked by cruel indifference for military and civilian casualties both on the German and the Soviet side. The estimated number of deaths goes beyond 1.5 million people, some historians talk about 2 million of victims.

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Robert Hampson

With over an estimated 7 million casualties that's military and civilian, not including the Holocaust of six million (approx) the last war will never be allowed to be forgotten, nor should it be. They gave there lives so you can sit their and read this. The youth of today have a lot to learn their freedom was hard won.

Annie

A truly horrific time in human history

littledick

Robert Hampson, The Holocaust in Deutschland took 6 million Jewish lives, but the total was more like 13 million, since homosexuals, deformed, political and religious dissidents also met their doom.

fyfescotti

it was a battle the wehrmacht should have won. it was NOT the turning point on the eastern front.

JRW

When in St Petersburg, I remember being surprised (at first), to see memorials giving the date of WW2 being from 1941 - 1945. The claim was 20 million Russians died in WW2, if my memory is correct.

earlepg

Ellen Sheehan, Not near enough though.

lmoores

Robert Hampson, no battle should be forgotten no matter what war it is from.

Satish Chandran

India, then a British colonial Country, lost millions due to starvation,indirect result of the war.

Jim Mascair

I knew the Russians lost a lot of people, but it was still an interesting answer.

Gary Vaughan Sr.

Any life lost is bad that is why most countries negotiate before war but sometimes there is no avoiding it that is just a fact of human nature.

Ellen Sheehan

Val Wilkinson, an estimated 65,000,000 in WWI . An estimated 85,000,000 in WWII. The question was about one battle

Ellen Sheehan

Hitler was demoralized.

Val Wilkinson

Nothing compared with 40 million casualties in world war 1, Robert Hampson,

Suzanne Beer

Good guess

docluci

I recall this in some high school class and have the correct answer

gkelly

Pam Tyler, No. He tried Britain first. The Battle of Britain?? The air war over England and the Germans bombing British cities, ya' NEVER knew about that?? Impossible. ?? Russia came after Hitler called off the air war and before he tried to cross the channel. Thank goodness. He had to have air superiority to support a channel crossing and he NEVER got it. Russia was called: Operation Barbarossa, I think. Sorry if I rambled. 😕😞

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