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The Battle of Stalingrad [Note 8] (17 July 1942 – 2 February 1943) [27] [28] [29] [30] was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, beginning when Nazi Germany and its Axis allies attacked and became locked in a protracted struggle with the Soviet Union for control over the Soviet city of Stalingrad in southern Russia.
Panorama Museum of the Battle of Stalingrad, including Gerhardt's Mill. The Panorama Museum of the Battle of Stalingrad is a large cultural complex that sits on the shore of the Volga river.
Aug 15, 2024 · Battle of Stalingrad, (July 17, 1942–February 2, 1943), successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II. Russians consider it to be one of the greatest battles of their Great Patriotic War, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict.
In the autumn of 1942, the Red Army stood as the last line of defense against Hitler's ambitions in the heart of Stalingrad, setting the stage for one of the...
Nov 9, 2009 · The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers during World War II.
Stalingrad was one of the most decisive battles on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. The Soviet Union inflicted a catastrophic defeat on the German Army in and around this strategically important city on the Volga river, which bore the name of the Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin.
Aug 24, 2022 · Soviet troops attack the German forces in the Battle of Stalingrad on Nov. 26, 1942. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images By early 1942, Adolf Hitler ’s dream of destroying the Soviet Union ...
Battle of Stalingrad, (1942–43) Unsuccessful German assault on the Soviet city in World War II. German forces invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 and had advanced to the suburbs of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) by the summer of 1942.
Feb 2, 2018 · Hitler issues Führer Directive No. 41, summarizing the goals of Fall Blau (“Operation Blue”), the 1942 German summer offensive on the Eastern Front. The Sixth Army under Gen. Friedrich Paulus would lead the assault on Stalingrad; Hitler sets a deadline of August 25 for the capture of the city.
Jan 15, 2021 · SOMETIMES DESCRIBED AS the biggest defeat in the history of the German army, the Battle of Stalingrad was one of the largest confrontations in World War Two, involving nearly 2.2 million personnel, with between 1.7 and 2 million killed, wounded or captured.
