❤️During World War II, Germany tried to capture the Russian city of Stalingrad because it was the site of atrocities committed by Stalin. it had a strategic location along the Volga River. it had a large and persecuted German population. it was where aggression against Germany was centered.❤️
Answer: On January 8, 1815, the United States achieved its greatest battlefield victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Major General Andrew Jackson to national fame.