The Battle of Stalingrad is often considered the turning point in the European Theater of World War II. It marked the first major defeat of the German Army and began a series of offensives that would eventually lead to the Allied liberation of Eastern Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany.
While D-Day (the Normandy landings) in June 1944 was a crucial and significant step in the liberation of Western Europe, Stalingrad is frequently regarded as the pivotal moment that shifted the momentum of the war in favor of the Allies in the East.