What do you guys think is the more important battle on the Eastern Front, Stalingrad or Leningrad? Both could be viewed or a severe shot at the forces' moral. One was the fight for Stalin’s city which eventually Stalin won but the other was a 876 days siege which never resulted in victory. Both were massive “black-holes” for men and material. Leningrad could be viewed as an important navel port, but Stalingrad can be viewed as the valve on the life line by which the Soviet Union survived. I personally think Stalingrad was a greater defeat and therefore a more important battle. It allowed the Russians to maintain the I.V. line north to support all future campaigns. The German defeat also ended any hopes of reaching the oil in the Caucasus. Lastly, the overwhelming fact that it was Hitler vs. Stalin and that Stalin won coupled with the fact that the entire German 6th Army was lost makes Stalingrad a more important battle. What do y’all think?
Steve