Having slowly advanced over 10 days against strong Soviet resistance, the 51st Army Corps was finally in front of the three giant factories of Stalingrad: the Red October Steel Factory, the Barrikady Arms …

Nov 27, 2025 · Battle of Stalingrad, (July 17, 1942–February 2, 1943), successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II.

Apr 11, 2025 · The Battle of Stalingrad (now Volgograd, July 1942 to February 1943) was an attempt by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) to control the USSR's access to the Caucasus oil fields.

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.

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 …

Explore the brutal Battle of Stalingrad, where the Soviet Red Army halted Hitler’s advance in WWII’s bloodiest conflict and turned the tide on the Eastern Front.

Sep 10, 2023 · The Battle of Stalingrad is perhaps the most famous event of the Second World War. Remembered for, among other reasons, its close-quarters urban warfare, its immense death toll, and …

The Soviet victory at Stalingrad is widely held to be the turning point of World War II, [14][15] leading to the destruction of the German army in the East. In 1961, Nikita Khrushchev 's administration …

Stalingrad was never meant to be the site of one of the most decisive and deadliest battles of the war, but it was there, in 1942, where the iron wills of two ruthless dictators — Adolf Hitler and Joseph …

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 …