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Greatest turning point of WW2

LAURENCE REES: What do you think was the single greatest turning point of the war?

ANDREW ROBERTS: I think the single greatest turning point of the Second World War was when the rains started falling in early October 1941 in Russia. That moment when the mud incapacitated the German advance on Moscow and allowed Moscow to stay in Russian hands was the absolute key moment.

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