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| − | '''Stalingrad''' is the former name of [[Volgograd]] in [[Russia]], named after [[Joseph Stalin]]. | + | '''Stalingrad''' is the former name of [[Volgograd]] in [[Russia]], named after [[Joseph Stalin]], and originally called Tsaritsyn.. |
| − | The [[battle of Stalingrad]] was fought between [[Germany]] and the [[Soviet Union]] in [[World War II]]. It is considered the turning point of the war. | + | The [[battle of Stalingrad]] was fought between [[Germany]] and the [[Soviet Union]] in [[World War II]], in 1942-43. 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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Revision as of 15:14, May 6, 2007
Stalingrad is the former name of Volgograd in Russia, named after Joseph Stalin, and originally called Tsaritsyn..
The battle of Stalingrad was fought between Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II, in 1942-43. 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.