During World War II, Germany tried to capture the Russian city of Stalingrad because a. it was the site of atrocities committed by Stalin.

b. it had a strategic location along the Volga River.

c. it had a large and persecuted German population.

d. it was where aggression against Germany was centered.

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Charlie Sharp

26 September, 12:58

During World War II, Germany tried to capture the Russian city of Stalingrad because a. it was the site of atrocities committed by Stalin.

b. it had a strategic location along the Volga River.

c. it had a large and persecuted German population.

d. it was where aggression against Germany was centered.

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Valentina Copeland · Answer 1

B. It was a strategic location, but it could of been bypassed to get to Moscow. Hitler wanted it captured because the name was also significant in a symbolic way to the soviets, capturing it would of hurt soviet morale, thus making it easy to defeating the Soviet Union. The Soviets spilled a lot of blood there because Stalin didn't want the Nazis capturing a land named after himself.

During World War II, Germany tried to capture the Russian city of Stalingrad because a. it was the site of atrocities committed by Stalin.b. it had a strategic location along the Volga River.c. it had a large and persecuted German population.d. it was where aggression against Germany was centered.