Battle of Stalingrad – Russian Great Patriotic War – Concord 6511

The bataille de Stalingrad refers to the battles between the union of Soviet socialist republics and the Third Reich for control of the eponymous city, now Volgograd, from 17 July 1942 to 2 February 1943. They include the approach of the city by the German armies, the urban battles for its conquest, then the Soviet counter-offensive, until the encirclement and surrender of the German troops. All of these fightings, in and out of the city, spanred just over six months and claimed the lives of an unknown 750,000 fighters and an unknown number of civilians, making it one of the deadliest battles in history.

With the Battle of Moscow in December 1941, and the Battle of Kursk, in July 1943, it was one of the great defeats of the German army and was considered a major strategic turning point in the Second World War. It is remembered for the bitterness of urban fighting, sparing neither civilians nor military, as well as for its psychological and symbolic impact.

Source: Battle of Stalingrad on Wikipedia