Battle of Stalingrad
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The Battle of Stalingrad 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. The battle was characterized by fierce close-quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in aerial raids; the battle epitomized urban warfare, and it was the single largest and costliest urban battle in military history. It was the bloodiest and fiercest battle of the entirety of World War II—and arguably in all of human history—as both sides suffered tremendous casualties amidst ferocious fighting in and around the city. The battle is commonly regarded as the turning point in the European theatre of World War II, as Germany's Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was forced to withdraw a considerable amount of military forces from other regions to replace losses on the Eastern Front. By the time the hostilities ended, the German 6th Army and 4th Panzer Army had been destroyed and Army Group B was routed. The Soviets' victory at Stalingrad shifted the Eastern Front's balance of power in their favour, while also boosting the morale of the Red Army.
1942 — 1943
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Stalingrad Battle.jpg)
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Location: 48.7, 44.5167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B29903, Stalingrad, zerstörte Werkhallen
StalingradRus
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J20509, Russland, Kampf um Stalingrad, Luftangriff (cropped)
305. ID dentro una fabbrica a Stalingrado
Bundesarchiv Bild 169-0020, Bei Stalingrad, Soldat in Ortschaft
Разрушенные дома на окраине Серафимовича после прихода немецких войск в 1942 году
Bundesarchiv Bild 169-0022, Bei Stalingrad, Soldat in Ortschaft
Stalingrad aftermath
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J20510, Russland, Kampf um Stalingrad, Luftangriff crop
Heiligenberg-5099 3- Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad - book by William Craig, English, 1973, online
- V řadě/1. II. 1943 - , Czech
- V řadě/1. II. 1943 - , Czech
- Last Letters from Stalingrad - anthology, German, 1971
- Stalingrad - novel by Theodor Plievier, German, 1945
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1774 | Battle of Tsaritsyn | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Tsaritsyn | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Battle of Stalingrad | Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, Independent State of Croatia, Kingdom of Italy, battle, Kingdom of Romania, Kingdom of Hungary, Francoist Spain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Bombing of Stalingrad in World War II | aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Attack on Stalingrad | battle | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1930 | Volgograd Tractor Factory | mechanical engineering, factory, arms industry, company, enterprise | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1589 | Царицынская крепость | fortress | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B29903, Stalingrad, zerstörte Werkhallen | Commons | ||
| commons | image | StalingradRus | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J20509, Russland, Kampf um Stalingrad, Luftangriff (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 305. ID dentro una fabbrica a Stalingrado | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 169-0020, Bei Stalingrad, Soldat in Ortschaft | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Разрушенные дома на окраине Серафимовича после прихода немецких войск в 1942 году | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 169-0022, Bei Stalingrad, Soldat in Ortschaft | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Stalingrad aftermath | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J20510, Russland, Kampf um Stalingrad, Luftangriff crop | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Heiligenberg-5099 3 | Commons | ||
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