The losses of a 200 separate motorized rifle brigade only amounted to more than 1,500 servicemen. This is the greatest defeat since the beginning of the war. Read more and see images here.
The Battle of Stalingrad marked the beginning of a critical turning point in the war and this pivotal change of fortune was subsequently consolidated in the Battle of Kursk. Soviet forces firmly took the strategic initiative into their hands and didn’t let go until the final victory.