Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a significant event in World War II?

The German defeat at Stalingrad halted the Nazi advance into the Soviet Union and marked a major turning point on the Eastern Front. After the battle, Soviet forces began pushing west, but they did not immediately conquer Eastern Europe, and Germany did not retreat from all of Eastern Europe at once. Therefore, the best answer is that the battle stopped the Germans from advancing further east.

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