During world war ii, germany tried to capture the russian city of stalingrad because a. it was the site of atrocities committed by stalin. b. it had a strategic location along the volga river. c. it had a large and persecuted german population. d. it was where aggression against germany was centered.

The correct answer is B. During World War II, Germany tried to capture the Russian city of Stalingrad because it had a strategic location along the Volga River.

Explanation:

The Battle of Stalingrad was a confrontation between the Red Army of the Soviet Union and the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany and its Axis allies for the control of the Soviet city of Stalingrad, current Volgograd, between August 23, 1942 and 2 February 1943. The battle took place in the course of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, in the framework of World War II. With estimated casualties in more than two million people between soldiers of both sides and Soviet civilians, the Battle of Stalingrad is considered the bloodiest battle in the history of mankind. The serious defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies in this city meant a key and severe turning point in the final results of the war and represents the beginning of the end of Nazism in Europe.

The city of Stalingrad had an important military industry and a crucial railway junction of the line joining Moscow, the Black Sea and the Caucasus. It also had a fluvial port in service for navigation on the Volga. It was, therefore, an urban center of enormous strategic importance for the Soviet Union, and the goal of Germany was to take away from the allies this privileged position in the Eastern Front.