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Now it was one of the most brutal battles ever fought. And the battle of Stalingrad from 1942 to 1943 was the battle that changed history. The Soviet Union's bloody contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany. To mark the 70th anniversary of the German surrender this weekend, I've been speaking to historian Professor Geoffrey Roberts at University College Cork who recently published his biography of the military genius of that battle Marshal Zhukov. First I asked professor why the battle was so important.
Because until Stalingrad, there was a possibility that Hitler might win the Soviet-German war and in effect win the Second World War. After Stalingrad there was cut up, Hitler was gonna lose. It was just a matter of how and when. So Stalingrad is the decisive turning point of the Second World War, is the battle that seals the failure of Hitler and the Nazi Regime.
And it's remembered because of the immense brutality - the way in which it dragged on the loss of so many lives.
It was a very prolonged battle went on for three months, a very dramatic battle captured the whole world's attention. But I think what really stands out is the heroic defence of the Red Army of the city which was unprecedented.
Which was led as you've written partly by Marshal Zhukov who became this icon, didn't he? For the Soviet Union.
Zhukov was Stalin's deputy supreme commander. In fact he was appointed Stalin's deputy supreme commander on the eve of the Stalingrad because Stalin sensed that a big battle was coming up and he wanted Zhukov to be the key position. So Zhukov's role in Stalingrad is kind of strategic role, you know he's the one that Stalin sends in to actually you know bolster up the defences.
Now it was one of the most brutal battles ever fought. And the battle of Stalingrad from 1942 to 1943 was the battle that changed history. The Soviet Union's bloody contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany. To mark the 70th anniversary of the German surrender this weekend, I've been speaking to historian Professor Geoffrey Roberts at University College Cork who recently published his biography of the military genius of that battle Marshal Zhukov. First I asked professor why the battle was so important.
Because until Stalingrad, there was a possibility that Hitler might win the Soviet-German war and in effect win the Second World War. After Stalingrad there was cut up, Hitler was gonna lose. It was just a matter of how and when. So Stalingrad is the decisive turning point of the Second World War, is the battle that seals the failure of Hitler and the Nazi Regime.
And it's remembered because of the immense brutality - the way in which it dragged on the loss of so many lives.
It was a very prolonged battle went on for three months, a very dramatic battle captured the whole world's attention. But I think what really stands out is the heroic defence of the Red Army of the city which was unprecedented.
Which was led as you've written partly by Marshal Zhukov who became this icon, didn't he? For the Soviet Union.
Zhukov was Stalin's deputy supreme commander. In fact he was appointed Stalin's deputy supreme commander on the eve of the Stalingrad because Stalin sensed that a big battle was coming up and he wanted Zhukov to be the key position. So Zhukov's role in Stalingrad is kind of strategic role, you know he's the one that Stalin sends in to actually you know bolster up the defences.