The incredible images from the 1942-1943 Battle of Stalingrad show German soldiers filling the streets as they advance on the city centre, with others showing whole districts of the city ablaze as ...

“The Battle of Stalingrad in my opinion is quite simply the most staggering feat of human endurance, sacrifice, and arms in the history of warfare,” writes British historian Iain MacGrego ...

From August 1942 to February 1943, Germany and the Axis powers fought Soviet Union forces for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia. What is now known as the Battle ...

Kings and Generals The Battle That Changed the War | Stalingrad 1942–43 Posted: April 23, 2025 | Last updated: April 23, 2025 In this new series covering modern warfare, we begin with one of the ...

Stalin's likeness is located near the Battle of Stalingrad Museum and is flanked by similar busts of World War II-era Soviet leaders Georgy Zhukov and Alexander Vasilevsky. Statues of the ...

You might have heard of the city of Volgograd, but until 1961, it was actually known as Stalingrad. In World War II, there was a huge battle there between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

The Battle of Stalingrad, with its five months of fierce fighting, began exactly 80 years ago, on Aug. 23, 1942. An estimated 750,000 Soviets died defending the city, delivering an enormous blow ...

PARIS: The Battle of Stalingrad, which turned the tide of World War II 80 years ago when German forces capitulated to the Red Army, remains a powerful symbol of patriotism in Russia as it presses ...