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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.

On This Day in History - April 27, 1941

April 27, 1941 OTD World War II: General Friedrich Paulus (Pictured) was dispatched to North Africa to exert some control from High Command over Erwin Rommel, who had been disregarding most orders from Berlin. General (later Field Marshal) Paulus would best be known for commanding the 6th Army... read more

I miss

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.

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

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.