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The Battle of Stalingrad (17 July 1942 – 2 February 1943) 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 what is now southern Russia.
Volgograd (Russian: Волгоград, IPA: [vəɫɡɐˈɡrat] ⓘ), formerly Tsaritsyn (Царицын; IPA: [tsɐˈrʲitsɨn]) (1589–1925) and Stalingrad (Сталинград; IPA: [stəlʲɪnˈɡrat] ⓘ) (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
Jun 18, 2024 · The Battle of Stalingrad was won by the Soviet Union against a German offensive that attempted to take the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd, Russia) during World War II. Although German forces led a strong attack into Soviet territory, a strategic counteroffensive by Soviet forces flanked and surrounded a large body of German troops ...
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.
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.
Aug 24, 2022 · On November 9, 1944, with the Soviets on the doorstep of the Reich in Eastern Europe, Hitler blamed Stalingrad for Nazi’s Germany's impending demise.
Jan 31, 2013 · As the Russian city once known as Stalingrad (now Volgograd) prepares to mark 70 years since the end of the famous battle against Nazi Germany, some of its survivors spoke to BBC News about their...
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.
Battle of Stalingrad, successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad that was a turning point in favor of the Allies in 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.
Jun 28, 2018 · You might have heard of the city of Volgograd, but until 1961, it was actually known as Stalingrad. In World War II, there was a huge battle there between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
