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I miss the American bomber pilots who dived against the artillery of the combined fleet in the Pacific battlefield, the Soviet Red Army who defended German tanks in the ice and snow of Stalingrad, the American soldiers who fought side by side with the Chinese Expeditionary Force in the jungles of… read more

On This Day in History - December 17, 1942

December 17, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad The Volga River finally froze over, allowing Soviet forces in Stalingrad to be resupplied. Pictured: Soviet combat engineers building a wooden crossing over the Volga River, December 1942.

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On This Day in History - September 13, 1942

September 13, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Soviet 13th Guards Rifle Division engaged in heavy fighting at Mamayev Kurgan and Railway Station No. 1 at Stalingrad, Russia; it would lose a third of its strength in the fighting. Pictured: Soviet soldiers of the 13th Guards Rifle… read more

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On This Day in History - December 25, 1942

December 25, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad With the slaughter of over 12,000 horses, the German troops of the 6th Army in Stalingrad, Russia received their last meat rations.

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On This Day in History - September 12, 1942

September 12, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad German General Friedrich Paulus (Pictured) began a fresh offensive toward Stalingrad, Russia with artillery and aerial bombardments. His ground troops then reached the strategically vital hill 102 of Mamayev Kurgan which overlooked the… read more

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On This Day in History - November 19, 1942

November 19, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Having fought the Germans to a standstill, the Soviets launched Operation Uranus, a surprise counter-attack north and south of Stalingrad, Russia designed to encircle Friedrich Paulus's German 6th Army bogged down in the city.

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On This Day in History - December 24, 1942

December 24, 1942 #OTD World War II: Raid on Tatsinskaya Soviet tanks broke through German defenses at Tatsinskaya Airfield in Rostov Oblast, an important airfield flying supplies to Stalingrad. 124 Ju 52 transport planes were able to evacuate, but 46 other aircraft were damaged, destroyed or… read more

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Historic Tuesday

Operation Overlord On June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in history took place in Normandy. United States, England and Canada with a contingent of 150,000 men, transported in 5,300 vessels, in addition to 1,200 tanks and about 12,000 aircraft in support. Paratroopers were also used,… read more

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On This Day in History - October 16, 1942

October 16, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad The entire staff of the Soviet 339th Infantry Regiment was wiped out by German air attacks at Stalingrad, Russia.

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Born On This Day

March 23, 1915 #OTD Vasily Zaitsev, Russian sniper during World War II. Between 22 September 1942 and 19 October 1942, he killed 40 enemy soldiers. Between 10 October 1942 and 17 December 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, he killed 225 enemy soldiers. Zaitsev became a celebrated figure during… read more

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On This Day in History - December 16, 1942

December 16, 1942 #OTD World War II: Raid on Tatsinskaya, begins Soviet armoured raid deep into the German rear conducted by 24th Tank Corps under the command of Major General Vasily Mikhaylovich Badanov in late December 1942, during the last phases of the Battle of Stalingrad (Operation Little… read more

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On This Day in History - February 1, 1943

February 1, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Trapped in the ruins of a department store in Stalingrad, Russia, Friedrich Paulus surrendered the southern pocket along with 14 of his generals; Paulus became the first German field marshal to surrender to an enemy force. Fighting… read more

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On This Day in History - January 23, 1943

January 23, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad The German-controlled Gumrak Airfield on the western side of Stalingrad, Russia was taken by Soviet troops.

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On This Day in History - December 12, 1942

December 12, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad The Germans began Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to break the Soviet encirclement of the 6th Army at Stalingrad.

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On This Day in History - January 18, 1943

January 18, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Late in the day, three Heinkel He 111 transport aircraft of German Luftwaffe unit III./KG 55 attempted to land at the small Gumrak Airfield at Stalingrad, Russia. The first landed but would not be able to takeoff again, the second made ten… read more

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On This Day in History - September 15, 1942

Photo Taken On This Day German soldiers of the 24th Panzer Division during the fighting for the southern station of Stalingrad, September 15, 1942.

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On This Day in History - September 13, 1942

September 13, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Lydia Litvyak (Pictured) shot down a German Ju 88 bomber and the Bf 109G-2 fighter piloted by Oberfeldwebel Erwin Meier over Stalingrad, Russia while flying a Yak-1 fighter.

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On This Day in History - December 19, 1942

December 19, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Erich von Manstein's units reached a point 30 miles south of Stalingrad, Russia, which would be the extent of their advance.

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On This Day in History - January 16, 1943

January 16, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Soviet troops captured Pitomnik Airfield west of Stalingrad, Russia, denying the Germans the ability to fly in supplies and fly out wounded men. Pictured: Warming up engines of Junkers Ju-52 with the help of an air heater at Pitomnik… read more

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On This Day in History - January 2, 1943

January 2, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Heinkel He 111 aircraft stationed at Morozovskaya Airfield, Rostov Oblast, Russia were evacuated. Since the aircraft could not take all the equipment and supplies with them, commanding officer of KG 55 Oberstleutnant Ernst Kühl (Pictured)… read more

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On This Day in History - November 20, 1942

November 20, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Six Heinkel He 111 bombers (Pictured) of German Luftwaffe group KG 55 flew an armed reconnaissance mission from their base at Morozovskaya, Russia over Stalingrad, Russia; two aircraft failed to return.

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On This Day in History - January 2, 1943

January 2, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Ion Antonescu of Romania (Pictured) met with AH to discuss the ensuing disaster in Stalingrad, Russia.

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On This Day in History - February 17, 1943

February 17, 1943 #OTD World War II: Legendary Russian fighter pilot Lydia Litvyak (Pictured) (The White Rose of Stalingrad) was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

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On This Day in History - November 22, 1942

November 22, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad The encirclement of the German 6th Army around Stalingrad, Russia was completed when Soviet 4th Mechanized Corps and 4th Tank Corps met at Kalach-na-Donu after smashing through positions held by Romanian troops.

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On This Day in History - January 10, 1943

January 10, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad At 8:05 a.m. local time, the final Soviet assault on the German Sixth Army in Stalingrad began under the command of General Rokossovsky. On the city's western side, the Soviet 65th Army advanced from the west, supported by the 21st Army and… read more

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On This Day in History - November 5, 1942

November 5, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Fighting in and around Stalingrad forced the city's power plant to shut down. Pictured: German soldiers in the captured generator hall of the destroyed power plant of the Red October factory during the Battle of Stalingrad, the 2nd… read more

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On This Day in History - January 22, 1943

January 22, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad German 6th Army engineers reported that the small Stalingradskaya Airfield close to the center of Stalingrad, Russia was ready to receive transport aircraft. Several Heinkel He 111 aircraft (Pictured) arrived later on the same day with… read more

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On This Day in History - January 1, 1943

January 1, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad The Soviet Union announced that 22 German divisions in Stalingrad had been encircled by the Red Army, and that 175,000 of the enemy had been killed and 137,650 captured.

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On This Day in History - October 7, 1942

October 7, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad The Soviet 62nd Army withdrew from the Orlovka gully in Stalingrad but fighting continued to rage around the tractor factory, Red October factory and sports stadium. Pictured: German soldiers walking through the Red October factory in… read more

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On This Day in History - January 11, 1943

January 11, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad The Soviet Red Army encircles the city of Stalingrad, surrounding German General Friedrich Paulus (Pictured) and his German 6th Army in the city.

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On This Day in History - November 23, 1942

November 23, 1942 #OTD World War II: Operation Uranus ended in decisive Soviet victory with the German 6th Army completely encircled at Stalingrad. Operation Uranus trapped between 250,000 and 300,000 Axis soldiers within an area stretching 50 kilometers (31 mi) from east to west and 40 kilometers… read more

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On This Day in History - January 31, 1943

January 31, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Out of food and ammunition, the southern half of the German 6th Army in Stalingrad, Russia surrendered; the final radio message coming out of this pocket was made at 1945 hours, which closed with the Morse abbreviation "CL", short for… read more

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On This Day in History - January 25, 1943

January 25, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Two separate thrusts of Soviet troops met in the center of Stalingrad, cutting the remaining German forces into two small pockets. Pictured: German infantry climb through the rubble of a destroyed factory at Stalingrad, Soviet Union,… read more

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On This Day in History - September 15, 1942

September 15, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad German infantry made repeated assaults at the Mamayev Kurgan hill in Stalingrad, Russia without success; heavy fighting caused heavy casualties on both sides. Elsewhere in the city, German infantry advanced down the Tsaritsa River gorge… read more

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On This Day in History - January 30, 1943

January 30, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad On the 10th Anniversary of AH's assumption of power in Germany, General Friedrich Paulus was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal and instructed to fight to the death in Stalingrad. Pictured: German General (Field Marshal) Friedrich… read more

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On This Day in History - August 23, 1942

August 23, 1942 OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad, begins. The attack on Stalingrad in southern Russia opened with massive air raid lasting 48 hours involving more than 4,000 sorties while German ground units continued to reach the Volga River north and south of the city.

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On This Day in History - December 5, 1942

December 5, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Despite heavy fog, 17 Heinkel He 111 and about 50 Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft were able to fly 150 tons of supplies into Stalingrad, Russia.

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On This Day in History - November 30, 1942

November 30, 1942 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad German Luftwaffe VIII. Fliegerkorps was relieved of all its combat duties. Instead, its aircraft stationed across Rostov Oblast, Russia were ordered to focus on flying supplies into Stalingrad, Russia. Pictured: A German Ju 52 transport… read more

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On This Day in History - January 4, 1943

January 4, 1943 #OTD World War II: Battle of Stalingrad Soviet troops captured Morozovskaya Airfield, Rostov Oblast, Russia. Commanding officer of KG 55 Oberstleutnant Ernst Kühl (Pictured) and his small staff destroyed various equipment and supply dumps before evacuating.

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