Stalingrad. The city, known as Volgagrad before the Soviet era, is now Volgagrad once more. It was the scene of one of the most grueling, huge, awful, bloody battles of the war, lasting about three months.
2 February 1943
The biggest defeat for the Germans came when they surrendered after losing the Battle of Stalingrad, February 2, 1943.
The Soviets stopped Germans in the City of Stalingrad in a battle that lasted approximately 5 1/2 months.
Essentially, to break the siege. Which they did. The Soviet army attacked the Germans north and south of Stalingrad on 18th of November of 1942, and encircled the German army in the city on November 22nd.
Stalingrad
May 1943
Stalin (secretly at first) wanted to destroy the Polish Government in-exile, and then replace it with a puppet communist government after taking Poland from the Germans.
the Germans were defeted there
February 1943
In October 1941, the First Battle of Kharkov was won by the German troops capturing the city.In May 1942, during the Second Battle of Kharkov, Soviet forces failed in their attempt to re-take the city.In February 1943, a Third Battle of Kharkov was again lost by Soviets trying to re-take the city.The Fourth Battle of Kharkov, as referred to by the Germans, was won by Soviet forces taking the city in August 1943. Soviets call it the Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation.
Stalingrad. On January 31, 1943 the German commander surrendered.
No Place for a Lady - 1943 was released on: USA: 11 February 1943