Battle of Stalingrad's impacts on civilians

The Battle of Stalingrad's impacts on civilians were categorized by widespread chaos, devastation, war crimes, starvation, hypothermia, and disease. A major engagement on the Eastern Front of World War II, the battle was a protracted siege and struggle within the Soviet Union between the Soviet military and various Axis powers led by Nazi Germany. At stake was control over the Soviet city of Stalingrad in southern Russia. The battle was notable for its exceptionally fierce close-quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians; the battle epitomized urban warfare and would be the costliest urban battle to ever take place.