After the defeat of German forces at Stalingrad in early 1943, the Soviet command began to actively build up its forces. In response, the German command developed Operation "Citadel," aimed at encircling and destroying Soviet troops in the Kursk area.
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The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest and bloodiest battle in world history. It lasted over six months, from July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943. More than 2 million soldiers took part in it. Soviet forces faced not only German troops…
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The main reasons: Wehrmacht had huge amount of casualties (more than 800 000 of soldiers) and weapons and military equipment (2700 of military airplanes, 4300 of tanks, 15000 of weaponry and mortars)
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The battle of Moscow marked the collapse of Hitler's “Operation Barbarossa”, which aimed to conquer the USSR in just 12 weeks. The Blitzkrieg strategy, which had been highly effective for the Germans in Europe, failed in Russia.
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After the defeat of German forces at Stalingrad in early 1943, the Soviet command began to actively build up its forces. In response, the German command developed Operation "Citadel," aimed at encircling and destroying Soviet troops in the Kursk area.
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The victory of Axis powers in Stalingrad would have prompted Turkey, according to the agreements, to enter the war with the USSR
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StalingradFront.com is the largest online store in the world specializing in selling Heer (Wehrmacht) helmets. We consistently have over 2,000 different World War II-era helmets in stock.
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All of France have been resisting Nazi Germany for 43 days, but in the end, surrendered anyway. Only one building in Stalingrad was holding down the fort for 58 days by 24 soldiers until reinforcements arrived ... The name of this building…
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The Nazi Germany awards system mainly took shape during World War II. Before September 1, 1939, it hardly existed: there were many party and departmental awards, such as for service in the Wehrmacht, service in the Waffen SS, for party service, and…
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This article represents German prisoners of war’s testimonies, as well as letters captured by the Red army on shot down German transport aircrafts, which stated that the position of troops in the Stalingrad area was getting harder every day.
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opinion of an American about visiting Volgograd (former Stalingrad)
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What is the most incredible find during excavations at WWII battle sites? Many will say - helmet Waffen SS, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cros or a whole tank! And how would you feel if you found, for example, a Focke-Wulf or…
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Of course! This can be confirmed not only by documents
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Interesting stories about the Second World War coming from the Soviet soldiers and officers, rear workers and civilians.
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I've already mentioned in this article that the most popular finding at the Stalingrad battlefield among those, that carry a price besides coins, buttons and others, are dogtags.
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