Articles related to "Stalingrad"
Surrender at Stalingrad
The significant events in WWII history are discussed in the month in which they occurred. February 1943 is the surrender at Stalingrad
• battle of stalingrad
• wwii
• world war ii
• russians
• germans
Last Stand At Stalingrad
The pace of the German advance during the early days of Operation Blue in 1942 was reminiscent of that achieved in the early months of Operation Barbarossa. As a result, by the end of August, the Red Army was prepared to make what was, for all intents, a last stand at Stalingrad.
• hitler
• stalin
• operation blue
• stalingrad
• soviet union
Prelude to Stalingrad
German experience during the period leading up to the launch of their second summer offensive against the Soviet Union gave them reason to be optimistic.
• stalingrad
• army
• military
• german
• third reich
Trap at Stalingrad
When the battle of Stalingrad began at the end of August 1942, the Red Army was nearing defeat. Brilliant Soviet street fighting tactics, daring operational thinking and serious German errors combined to reverse Soviet fortune. By the end of November the Soviets had trapped the powerful German 6th Army inside Stalingrad - it was more than they expected.
• german
• army
• stalin
• hitler
• stalingrad
Turning the Tide in World War II
Six decades after World War II, historians still debate which battles really stopped the Germans and gave victory in europe to the Allies.
• world war ii turning points
• german world war ii conquests
• hitler's military decisions
• allied defenses
• el alamein
Stalin’s Sharpshooter’s Tool
The Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper rifle with either the PU or PE scopes attached were the widow makers of the Eastern Front and Korea.
• the mosin-nagant
• colonel serge mosin
• imperial russian army
• emile nagant
• soviet red army