The Battle of Stalingrad was more important than any other battle that took place during WWII.

After the Battle of Moscow, Hitler could no longer launch offensives along the entire front. He would also have to fight a long war instead of defeating the USSR in 5 months. However after the Battle of Moscow, Hitler could still have won the war in the east. The Soviets had horrible leadership which only began to improve in late 1942. For example, during WWII, some 11 million Soviet Soldiers died and another 7 million were injured. Throughout WWII the Soviets mobilized 25 million men. The Battle of Moscow was the first defeat major for Germany but this battle did not turn the tide. The Soviets might have won or they might have lost. At Moscow the Soviets failed to encircle and destroy army group center. At Stalingrad the Soviets destroyed the German 6th army. Some historians say that the chances for German victory in the east ended with the defeat at Stalingrad. Others say Germany lost all chances for a victory when the 1943 summer offensive at Kursk failed. However the battle of Moscow in no way shape or form ended the chances for a German victory in the east. From the beginning of Operation Barbarossa to the end of the Battle of Moscow, the Germans repeatedly destroyed Soviet divisions. By the end of the Battle of Moscow the axis had suffered ~1 million casualties. On the other hand the Soviets had lost some 7 million men, 3 million of which had become prisoners of war. In other words the Soviets had lost over 7 times as many men as the Germans. The Battle of Moscow was for the Soviets the same as the Battle of Britain had been for the British. The battle "saved" the country but that is about all the Battle of Moscow did since it failed to destroy large enough German forces. As a result of the defeat at Moscow Germany moved fresh divisions from France to the eastern front and prepared for a fresh offensive toward Stalingrad. The Soviets lost hundreds of thousands long before the Germans even reached Stalingrad. If Germany was still gaining land then how was the Battle of Moscow a "turning point." The Battle of Stalingrad completely changed the coarse of the war. The Battle of Moscow saved the Soviet Union. The Battle of Stalingrad both saved the Soviet Union and destroyed the entire German 6th army. During the Battle of Moscow the Soviets failed to encircle any significant amount of axis forces. During the battle of Stalingrad the Soviets manage to completely destroy 6 axis armies. http://www.marxists.org... http://www.history.com... http://econc10.bu.edu... Conclusion: Importance of the Battle of Moscow: -Saved Moscow -Saved the USSR -300,000-400,000 German Soldiers died -Forced the Germans to retreat 100 miles -Gave a morale boost Importance of the Battle of Stalingrad: -Saved Stalingrad(the second most important city in the USSR) -Saved the USSR -Saved the valuable oil-fields at the Caucuses(Grozny, Baku, Maykop, etc) -Saved the British Empire (stopped Germany from breaking into the middle-east from where they could reach India and Egypt) -A staggering 850,000 German soldiers died -The entire coarse of the war in Europe changed -The Germans were in retreat on a scale never seen before shortly following the end of the Battle of Stalingrad This proves that the Battle of Stalingrad was much more important than any other battle fought during the second world war. Although I understand that the Battle of Moscow was one of the most important battles of the war, I would like to ask; if other people considered the Battle of Moscow to be of any significance then why is that battle so rarely mentioned.