Across the Volga river .
The city of Stalingrad , now renamed Volgograd after the river , was named after the Russian dictator Josef Stalin .
During World War 2, Germany tried to capture the Russian City of Stalingrad because it was a major supply route for Russia and wanted to sever the route by taking the city, but they failed.
Volgograd (Russian: Волгогра́д​; IPA: [ˌvɐlɡəˈɡrat]), formerly called Tsaritsyn (Russian: Цари́цын​) (1589-1925) and Stalingrad (Russian: Сталингра́д​) (1925-1961) is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River and has a population of 1.011 million people. The city was made famous for its resistance and extensive damage during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Source: Wikipedia
the battle of Stalingrad took place in Stalingrad, Russia
The Russian troops and the Russian winter and Hitler's bombing of radar stations are some of the factors that contributed to the German defeat in the battle of Stalingrad.
Stalingrad is a Russian city in which the Nazis attacked but lost
The city of Stalingrad .
Stalingrad was a Russian city (Leningrad) so the Russians defeatedd the Germans of course.
The city of Stalingrad , now renamed Volgograd after the river , was named after the Russian dictator Josef Stalin .
stalingrad................
During World War 2, Germany tried to capture the Russian City of Stalingrad because it was a major supply route for Russia and wanted to sever the route by taking the city, but they failed.
Stalingrad. The battle ended in early February 1943.
In Russian and most other Slavonic languages grad means town, city.
Volgograd (Russian: Волгогра́д​; IPA: [ˌvɐlɡəˈɡrat]), formerly called Tsaritsyn (Russian: Цари́цын​) (1589-1925) and Stalingrad (Russian: Сталингра́д​) (1925-1961) is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River and has a population of 1.011 million people. The city was made famous for its resistance and extensive damage during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Source: Wikipedia
A Russian victory .
Russian forces .
The German and Russian Armies .