Stalingrad was a city in the Soviet Union, and the battle for it was a turning point in the European War. During the Invasion of the Soviet Union, German forces attacked Stalingrad, bombing it, turning most of the city into rubble, but the Soviet Soldiers would not give up. They hid everywhere, and then when German soldiers came by, they attacked fiercely. Some Soviet union soldiers hid in sewers. This type of fighting took its toll on German Soldiers. They could not bring tanks in the city because there was too much rubble.
In November, Soviets planned a counter attack. They trapped German troops inside Stalingrad, cutting off all food supplies. Soon the army ran out of food, and in Winter, most of the German army surrendered, because of the lack of food and freezing conditions. About 91,000 Germans were captured.
When Hitler found out that the German Army had lost, and that the entire army was lost, Hitler stripped General Paulus of his rank, and made a day to mourn of what shame General Paulus did. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry, and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat.
This is atop the round-cornered edifice of the Canning Factory's (apartment) House of Specialists. A block away is the House for Hydrolytic Plant workers. Both buildings are still standing in 2015; even the ornamental urns are in place. Google Maps shows pedestrian level views of the buildings. The building seen in this foreground is at the south corner of Raboche-Krestyanskaya & Ogareva.
ReplyDeleteAnother view of the soldiers is at 1:58 in the YouTube video "Battle for Stalingrad - Rare Photos from the front."
Stalingrad South--about a km northeast of the grain silos.
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