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I thought Patton's advance was considered the turning point
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'''Stalingrad''' is the former name of [[Volgograd]] in [[Russia]], named after [[Joseph Stalin]], and originally called Tsaritsyn..
 
'''Stalingrad''' is the former name of [[Volgograd]] in [[Russia]], named after [[Joseph Stalin]], and originally called Tsaritsyn..
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The [[battle of Stalingrad]] was fought for 6 1/2 months in [[World War II]], in 1942-43, in one of the bloodiest battles in human history. The German 6th Army under General von Paulus managed to occupy 90% of the city, but was surrounded and destroyed by Soviet armies after Hitler forbade an attempt to break out (and promoted von Paulus to Field Marshal on the grounds that no German Field Marshal had ever surrendered in the field). It is considered the turning point of the war.
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The [[battle of Stalingrad]] was fought for 6 1/2 months in [[World War II]], in 1942-43, in one of the bloodiest battles in human history. The German 6th Army under General von Paulus managed to occupy 90% of the city, but was surrounded and destroyed by Soviet armies after Hitler forbade an attempt to break out (and promoted von Paulus to Field Marshal on the grounds that no German Field Marshal had ever surrendered in the field). It is considered the turning point of the war.{{fact-history}}
    
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