Stalingrad

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Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd, is a major city in southwestern Russia on the Volga River, historically renowned as the site of one of World War II’s most pivotal and brutal battles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
attacker Wehrmacht
battleEndDate 1943-02-02
battleEndYear 1943
battleStartDate 1942-08-23
battleStartYear 1942
belligerent Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
casualtiesEstimate hundreds of thousands
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
currentName Volgograd
defender Red Army
formerNameOf Volgograd
front Eastern Front
governedBy Communist Party of the Soviet Union
heroCityTitleAwardedInYear 1945
historicallyKnownFor Battle of Stalingrad
historicalPeriod 20th century
honorificTitle Hero City
industrialRole industrial center
language Russian
locatedIn Russian SFSR
southern Russia
surface form: Southwestern Russia
locatedOnRiver Volga River
memorial Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex
surface form: Mamayev Kurgan

The Motherland Calls statue
militaryDistrict Soviet Stalingrad Front
surface form: Stalingrad Front
namedAfter Joseph Stalin
notableFor encirclement of German 6th Army
high civilian casualties
urban warfare
notableStructure Grain Elevator of Stalingrad
Pavlov's House
operation Operation Uranus
partOf Volgograd Oblast
previousName Tsaritsyn
region Volga region
surface form: Lower Volga region
renamedFrom Tsaritsyn
renamedFromYear 1925
renamedInYear 1961
renamedTo Volgograd
result Soviet victory
significance major turning point on Eastern Front in World War II
strategicImportance access to Caucasus oil fields
control of Volga River transport routes
timezone Moscow Time
transportRole major river port on Volga

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