Battle of Stalingrad's impacts on civilians

The Battle of Stalingrad (1942–1943), fought between the Soviet Union and the Axis powers, was the deadliest battle in human history with a total of over 2,6 million casualties in just 6 months of fighting and arguably the turning point of the European theatre of World War II. Its impacts on civilians varied from many things, including mass executions, starvation, genocide,... Most of these were done by Nazi Germany and its Axis allies.

Civilian casualties came mostly from German military actions (bombardment and massacres) and the Soviet Union's refusal to help civilian safety increased the death rate. Most civilians were starved to death and had to hide in buildings for days. Civilian deaths were estimated to be around 40,000 to up to 235,000 and 99% of the city was completely destroyed. Population decreased and most people left after the battle.

After the fall of Berlin in 1945 and Germany surrended and fell, reports showed that Soviet soldiers raped and killed German women and children in Berlin, most historians believe these actions were revenge for what the Germans have done in Stalingrad.

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