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Volgograd
Volgograd , formerly Stalingrad, city (1989 pop. 999,000), capital of Volgograd region, SE European Russia, a port on the Volga River and the eastern terminus of the Volga-Don Canal. As a transshipment point, the port handles oil, coal, ore, lumber, and fish. Volgograd is also a major rail cente... Read more
Fedor von Bock
Fedor von Bock , 1880-1945, German field marshal. During World War II he led German armies in Poland, the Low Countries, France, and Russia. In 1941 he failed to take Moscow and was relieved of his command. In 1942 he commanded the army against Stalingrad (now Volgograd) but was removed by Adolf Hit... Read more
Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky
Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky , 1898-1967, Soviet marshal, b. Ukraine. He joined the Communist party in 1926. In World War II Malinovsky commanded an army in the Stalingrad (later Volgograd) offensive and later in Ukraine. He became (1956) a member of the central committee of the Communist party and... Read more
Friedrich Paulus
Friedrich Paulus , 1890-1957, German field marshal. He commanded the army at the siege of Stalingrad and was raised to marshal's rank several hours before his surrender (Jan., 1943) to the Russians. In captivity he joined the Russian-sponsored National Committee for a Free Germany and appealed to th... Read more
Don
Don , river, SW European Russia. It rises SE of Tula and flows c.1,200 mi (1,930 km), first SE past Voronezh, then SW into the Sea of Azov. At its eastern bend the Don is linked by a canal (c.65 mi/105 m long), with the Volga River near Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad). The annual flood of the river ... Read more
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Konstantin Rokossovsky , 1896-1968, Soviet general, b. Warsaw. He entered the czarist army and in 1917 joined the Bolshevik forces in the Russian Revolution. Purged in 1937, he was rehabilitated in 1940. In World War II he distinguished himself at Moscow, Stalingrad (later Volgograd), and Kursk and ... Read more
Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov
Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov , 1896-1974, Soviet marshal. He fought in the October Revolution (1917) and in the civil war (1918-20), which brought the Bolsheviks to power, and saw action against the Japanese on the Manchurian border (1938-39) and in the Finnish-Russian War. Promoted to full general... Read more
Vasily Semenovich Grossman
Vasily Semenovich Grossman 1905-64, Russian novelist and journalist, b. Berdichev, Ukraine. He graduated (1929) from Moscow State Univ., published novels and short stories, and became a noted Russian war correspondent during World War II. Although he began objecting to Stalin's support of anti-Semi... Read more
World War II
World War II 1939-45, worldwide conflict involving every major power in the world. The two sides were generally known as the Allies and the Axis . Causes and Outbreak This second global conflict resulted from the rise of totalitarian, militaristic regimes in Germany, Italy, and Japan, a ... Read more
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler , 1889-1945, founder and leader of National Socialism (Nazism), and German dictator, b. Braunau in Upper Austria. Early Life The son of Alois Hitler (1837-1903), an Austrian customs official, Adolf Hitler dropped out of high school, and after his mother's death in 1907 moved... Read more

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Stalingrad, Battle of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History STALINGRAD, BATTLE OF The Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942 – February 2,1943) was the...Vasilevsky, to encircle and destroy Axis forces at Stalingrad. The offensive phase of the battle commenced on November 19, 1942, when the forces... Read more
Stalingrad, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Stalingrad, battle of. This was the...But before the battle had ended, the USSR...mission of taking Stalingrad and, together with...on the north and Stalingrad front on the south...sides—in the battle and the war. To...concentration in Stalingrad, Weichs turned over... Read more
El Alamein, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History El Alamein, battle of, 1942. Fought in Egypt, close to Alexandria, El Alamein...against British air superiority, could not fight a mobile battle to balance Montgomery's superiority in combat troops...100,000 Italians and Germans. Attrition dominated the battle and British inferiority to the Germans in ... Read more
Kharkov, battles of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Kharkov, battles of. The fifth largest Soviet city and main administrative...the unique distinction of having been the object of five battles and changing hands four times during the German–...200 tanks. On 11 February 1943, late in the Soviet post- Stalingrad offensive, two armies belonging to ... Read more
Volgograd
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , formerly Stalingrad, city (1989 pop. 999,000...1919-20. The city was renamed Stalingrad in 1925, then Volgograd...was nearly destroyed in a battle that marked a major turning...began an all-out attack on Stalingrad, which was defended by...reaffirmed his intention to take Stalingrad, despite ... Read more
Chuikov, Vasily Ivanovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...during World War II for his stoic and ruthless defense of Stalingrad and vital role in the capture of Berlin. Josef Stalin routinely...commanded the 64th Army during the bitter fighting en route to Stalingrad and, later, the 62nd Army in its bloody and tenacious defense...Army from 1943 through the war's end, ... Read more
Tolbukhin, Marshal Fedor
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...1942 he was deputy commandant of a rear area command, the Stalingrad military district, when the fighting suddenly arrived on its doorstep. He then commanded an army at Stalingrad and in the Soviet counter-offensive that followed, and in...March 1945, after participating in the nearly four-month battle ... Read more
Rokossovsky, Marshal Konstantin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...crucial sector between the Volga and Don rivers north of Stalingrad . In January 1943 he conducted the terminal operation against the Stalingrad pocket and received the German surrender. He then shifted...held the north face of the Kursk salient until after the battle in July. In August, Rokossovsky ... Read more
Simonov, Konstantin Mikhailovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...about his experiences and became quite popular during the 1940s and 1950s. The novel Days and Nights described the battle of Stalingrad in a realistic, natural manner. His other work was noted for its adherence to dictates of Socialist Realism. He... Read more
deserters
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...Budapest towards the end of 1944, and before the Kursk battle in July 1943, 186 ‘hiwis’ (auxiliary helpers...Elliot, remarked on the very high level of what he called battle absenteeism. This was higher than the numbers killed in...x2018;common for some 20 men in a battalion to become ... Read more

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Stalingrad, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Stalingrad, Battle of a long and bitterly fought battle...into the Soviet Union was turned back at Stalingrad (now Volgograd, until 1925 Tsaritsyn...more than 300,000 casualties. Sword of Stalingrad given by Britain to the Soviet people... Read more
Kursk, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Kursk, Battle of (World War II) (5–15 July 1943) Kursk had been...by the Red Army on 8 February 1943, following victory at Stalingrad . In June Hitler ordered the elimination of this Soviet salient...of their aircraft. The Soviet victory in this largest tank battle in history ensured that the German ... Read more
Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...took a leading part in the defence of Moscow, as well as the decisive siege of Stalingrad . He took part in the Battle of Kursk and in August 1944 he won a major battle at Bobruisk in the Ukraine, utterly defeating the German 9th Army. He then directed... Read more
World War II
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...German Luftwaffe in the aerial campaign known as the Battle of Britain in the summer and early fall of 1940. Meanwhile...the defending British Commonwealth forces in a see-saw battle in the Western Desert. The British were defeated at Tobruk...into the Caucasus, but Soviet resistance stiffened at ... Read more
bombing offensives
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...destroyed by fighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force in the Battle of BRITAIN . A German night-bombing offensive on civilian targets...the army, attacking besieged cities, such as Leningrad and Stalingrad. Pilotless flying bombs (V1s) and rocket missiles (V2s), launched... Read more
Antonescu, Ion
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...modesty he renamed Antonescu. However, his position changed after 150,000 of his troops were lost in the decisive battle of Stalingrad . Thereafter, he concentrated in vain on preventing eventual Soviet domination, pinning his hopes on a speedy Anglo-Americ... Read more
Eastern Front Campaigns
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...besieged, while a massive German offensive was launched towards STALINGRAD and the oil-fields of the Caucasus. KURSK , Kharkov, and...counter-offensive which began in December 1942, the relief of Stalingrad following in February 1943. The surrender of 330,000 German...German offensive recaptured Kharkov, but ... Read more
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...good friend of Stalin's deceased wife. During the war, he served in the Red Army and took part in many major battles, e.g. at Stalingrad . In late 1943 he devoted himself to the reconstruction and the Stalinization of the liberated Ukraine. In... Read more
Romania
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...in 1940. Romanian forces cooperated with the German armies in their offensives (1941–42), but after the Battle of STALINGRAD the Red Army advanced and Romania lost territory to the USSR and Bulgaria. A communist regime was established in... Read more
Cherkassov, Nikolai
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Roshal) (as Maxim Gorky); Alexander Popov (Rappoport and Eisimont) (title role); Stalingradskaya bitva ( The Battle of Stalingrad ) (Petrov) (as President Roosevelt) 1950 Mussorgsky (Roshal) (as Stasov) 1952 Rimsky-Korsakov (Roshal and Kozansky... Read more

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RUSSIA: RUSSIA MARKS 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF BATTLE OF STALINGRAD.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 2/2/2003; 193 words ; ...anniversary of the end of the Battle of Stalingrad have begun in the southern city...participate in the commemoration of the battle that is widely seen as the turning...the idea of restoring the name Stalingrad to the city. President Putin has... Read more
RUSSIA: PRESIDENT RESTORES NAME 'STALINGRAD' TO MOSCOW WAR MEMORIAL.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 7/25/2004; 162 words ; ...historically accurate name Stalingrad, ITAR-TASS, RIA-Novosti and...account the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad, the turning point of the...intense fighting during the battle of Stalingrad. The city was renamed Volgograd... Read more
Stalingrad.(Short Story)
Magazine article from: The Antioch Review; 6/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Mississippi, I had a friend named Wolfram Varderman. His father had disappeared off the face of the earth during the battle of Stalingrad. He had not returned when the handful of Germans who had survived capture by the Soviets had been repatriated to... Read more
Stalingrad.(Review)
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 3/22/1997; ; 693 words ; ...course of the story; there are terrific battle scenes leavened by sardonic humor...miniature the larger grisly drama of Stalingrad. (A similar portrait is drawn in the...Vilsmaier translates the vast scale of the battle into its reality as a series of house-to-h...the stark documentary compilation ... Read more
On international aspects of the Kursk Salient Battle (60th anniversary).
Magazine article from: Military Thought; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...was opened in Europe. Stalingrad and the Kursk Battle, two key moments, created...only when the legendary battles at Stalingrad and Kursk had been fought...tried to turn the Kursk Battle into a sort of Stalingrad in reverse. The German... Read more
Engineer support of the defensive battle of Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk.
Magazine article from: Military Thought; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; The Battle of Kursk is the central event of the...victories of the Soviet armed forces in the Battle of Stalingrad and in the winter offensive of 1942...task forces. Thus, by the start of the Battle of Kursk, the Red Army was equipped...the Red Army. Having lost a number of battles in the ... Read more
Battle of Kursk.(1945 ended in German defeat)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 9/22/2000; 156 words ; * Defeated at Stalingrad, the Germans pushed forward again near the...city of Kursk. In history's greatest tank battle, 3,000 German tanks were defeated by an equal number of Soviet tanks. The battle of Kursk, after which the nuclear submarine... Read more
Victory at Stalin grad: The Battle that Changed History. (Reviews).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 4/1/2003; 248 words ; Victory at Stalin grad: The Battle that Changed History. Geoffrey Roberts...gives his readers a general view of the battle and its significance. Secondly, he sets...and criticise the vast literature on Stalingrad'. The German defeat in 1942 was catastrophic...estimated 2.5 million, but Russia won the ... Read more
The Battle of Leningrad, 1941-1944.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...episodes: the three-year-long battle of Leningrad. His excellent...of losses. The Leningrad battle was undoubtedly a side event...toward Moscow and then to Stalingrad on the southern front. Military...often maintained that the battle of Leningrad has only symbolic...the Soviet victory), the ... Read more
A knife under the collarbone: most soldiers in Iraq battle faceless IEDs. But in Fallujah, the fighting was hand to hand.(House to House: An Epic Memoir of War)
Magazine article from: Washington Monthly; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Wehrmacht came to view the battle of Stalingrad in 1942. Used to Blitzkrieging...close-quarter, small-unit infantry battles that raged across the city...his new memoir of the second battle of Fallujah in November 2004...infantry squad through the entire battle. His description of the ... Read more