Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad (17 July 1942 — 2 February 1943) was the turning point of the Second World War, fought where Volgograd stands today. Our articles and photo archives from the battlefield are collected in the sections below.

Key dates

17 July 1942 — The battle opens on the approaches to the city.
23 August 1942 — Massed air raids; the fighting reaches Stalingrad itself.
19 November 1942 — Operation Uranus — the Soviet counteroffensive encircles the German Sixth Army.
2 February 1943 — German resistance in the city ends — the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front.