Modern era · 1942 – 1943
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its Axis allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southern Russia.
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- When
- 23 Aug 1942 – 2 Feb 1943
- Where
- Volgograd
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Erich von Manstein1887 – 1973German field marshal (1887-1973)
Friedrich Paulus1890 – 1957German general (1890–1957)
Vasily Zaytsev1915 – 1991Soviet sniper (1915-1991)
Hans-Ulrich Rudel1916 – 1982German World War II Stuka pilot and neo-Nazi activist (1916–1982)
Before and after
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