All right, it makes it clearer then. Indeed the Stalingrad victory was very well received in the West, and the Brit government did order a sword of honour to be delivered to Stalin.
The SWORD OF STALINGRAD
I understand that at the ceremony Voroshilov was a bit tipsy and dropped the sword!
Anyway, the Stalingrad victory was very important to the West in proving indeed that the Soviets could provide victories, that factor did exist, but it was not of immediate importance because quite frankly the West (much less UK) could do nothing about it! There was nothing they, especially the British Army could do "in return", no possibility at all of opening a 2nd Front.
At the time in Africa for instance the Brits were entering Tunisia by the time Stalingrad surrendered, so there was still a long way to go. The invasion of Italy was a terrible disappointment for the Soviets, nothing to be gained strategically there, totally immaterial in terms of relief, starting only in Sicily.
So by the time the Allies DID provide a worthy second front (June 44, Op, Overlord), the Red Army had an immense string of victories already.
But anyway, that sword was a nice gesture, thank you.
So, now, how do you want to reframe your paper? What school is that by the way? And mark you, we are not going to write the paper for you, maybe provide a few tips, but the next round is yours!
