| | | Description | The battle for the city of stalingrad in the soviet union was the largest and bloodiest battle in the history of human warfare. it also marked the beginning of the end of the mighty german army.
the battle began in the beginning of september, 1942 and ended on february 2nd, 1943. casualty figures are not exactly known, but estimates put the death toll at well over 800,000. the german army lost more than 150,000 soldiers and the remaining 650,000 were russian soldiers and civilians who died defending their city.
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* song: rammstein - ohne dich
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| | Tags : wwii, world, war, ii, Wehrmacht, waffen, ss, mp40, mauser, 98k |
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