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Altogether the Battle of Stalingrad was the deadliest battle in the history of warfare and the Soviets decisive victory there is considered one of the biggest turning points in the entire war and certainly in the European theater Over the next two years the German gains in Russia were steadily reversed and the Red Army eventually began pushing west towards Berlin Fittingly the importance of Stalingrad was commemorated in several ways from Churchill presenting Stalin with a Sword of Stalingrad to the Russians decision not to rebuild parts of the battle scarred city as a reminder of what happened there