Stalingrad
- Germans want the oil fields of the Caucasus region
- Begin Sept. 1, 1942
- Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting
- Nov. 23, 1942 Germans get trapped in the city
- German Commander Von Poulus ordered to fight to the death by Hitler
- Goes on for 4 months being surrounded in this city
- Start of 1923 between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2. 300,000 German troops surrender
- Then a major turning point on the Eastern Front of WWII
- Largest battle in human history ( 2 million casualties )
"After lunch on August 23, a colossal bombardment of the city began. The whole city was razed in just two days. The central district was destroyed first. We left for a refugee centre – on the next day, our house just wasn’t there any longer."
- Boris Kryzhanovsky, memoirs of Stalingrad resident
- Boris Kryzhanovsky, memoirs of Stalingrad resident