field of Stalingrad. Hitler wasn't moved by his generals warnings that his armies were not

strong enough to carry both objectives at the same time. This massive military offensive

was called Operation Blue. In May of 1942, Hitler launched operation "Blue" by sending

armies A and B to sweep east to Stalingrad, south to Astrakan, Grozny, and to the Caspian

Sea. The Soviets, knowing that the capture of Stalingrad would be catastrophic for there

ability to withstand the German army, still did not move in forces guarding Moscow. Stalin

did not want to put Moscow in a position that wo

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