Battle of Stalingrad

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Date	August 22, 1942 - February 2, 1943
Location	Russia • Volga River • Volgograd
Participants	Germany • Soviet Union
Context	World War II • Eastern Front • The Motherland Calls

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In Stalingrad, the average life expectancy of a Soviet soldier was 24 hours.
Stalin prohibited evacuation from the city, including of children.
Soviet soldiers serving as reinforcements had to cross the Volga River, and many drowned as a result of the weight of their clothing and weapons.

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Paulus, Friedrich

Friedrich Paulus

German military officer

Manstein, Erich von

Erich von Manstein

German general

Vasily Chuikov

Soviet general

Nicholas

Nicholas

Russian grand duke

Bock, Fedor von

Fedor von Bock

German military officer

Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky

Soviet commander

Semyon Timoshenko

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Soviet general

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