The war shifted from a swift maneuver-based "blitzkrieg" into a grueling war of attrition and ideology—what the Nazis called a "war of annihilation".
Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45: Clark, Alan
: In the summer of 1943, the largest tank battle in history took place. After failing to regain the initiative here, the Wehrmacht would never again mount a major offensive in the East. The Soviet Steamroller (1944 – 1945)
: This 1942–43 battle became the psychological and strategic turning point. The entire German 6th Army was encircled and forced to surrender, marking the first major defeat for Hitler’s land forces.
