The Soviet soldiers used their own bodies as shields, covering women and children escaping on ferry boats from a Nazi bombardment that killed 40,000 civilians in a single day. It was the height of the ...

Volgograd (formerly known as Stalingrad), Russia, is a city rich in history, famously known for the bloodiest battle of World War II, which changed the course of the war and significantly impacted the ...

The Germans attack Stalingrad, and are engaged in close-quarters combat within the city. Chuikov's soldiers manage to hold on to their positions; On 19 November 1942, the Red Army launches a ...