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Posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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On This Day in History - September 16, 1942
September 16, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad The Soviet NKVD rifle battalion stationed on Mamayev Kurgan hill in Stalingrad, Russia continued to fight off German attempts to take this high point.
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