Why was the Battle of Stalingrad considered the turning point in World War II?

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It was the beginning of the victory of allied powers.

It was not a turning point for the Allied powers.

It became very popular and led to the victory of the axis.

It was an important event that never happened in India.

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The Battle of Stalingrad is considered a turning point in World War II as it ultimately turned the tide of the war in favour of the Allied Powers. The beginning of the victory march for the Allied forces was the first battle where Hitler publicly conceded defeat. Stalingrad marked the turning point of the Soviet-German War, a conflict that dwarfed the 1944–45 Allied campaign in Western Europe, both in numbers and intensity. But the outcome of Stalingrad was not predetermined. On several occasions, Hitler and his generals may have avoided or averted disaster, while Stalin and his commanders initially considered their counterattacks secondary to the main effort elsewhere.

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