aug 23, 1942 - Battle of Stalingrad
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On August 23, 1942, Nazi troops invaded Stalingrad, as this was Russia last stand to hold off the Nazis before Moscow. Fighting was intense as city streets only allowed infantry based combat, leading to many forms of close quarter combat. Eventually on February 2, 1943, Nazi forces were pushed out of Stalingrad, becoming the turning point of the Eastern FrontAdded to timeline:
Date:
aug 23, 1942
Now
~ 82 years ago