Battle of Stalingrad

Over 2 million lives lost in this place alone...

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Period: August 21, 1942 – February 2, 1943 Belligerents: Soviet Union vs. Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Romania, Kingdom of Hungary, Italian Empire, Independent State of Croatia The Battle of Stalingrad was a major engagement fought in Volgograd (then Stalingrad), USSR, between 1942 and 1943 during World War II. While German forces sought to seize the southern front, the Soviet Red Army mounted a stubborn defense and successfully executed a counter-encirclement. Amidst a brutal winter and supply shortages, the German 6th Army surrendered, marking a massive shift in the tide of war and a critical turning point on the Eastern Front.

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Soviet Union

Capital: Moscow Area: 22,402,200 km² Population: 293,047,571 Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Moldovan (Romanian), Georgian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Tajik, etc. Political System: Republic, Democratic Centralism, Federation, One-party state → Presidential system, Multi-party system, Bicameralism GDP: $2.2 Trillion GDP per capita: $6,871

Nazi Germany

Capital: Berlin Area: Over 1,906,996 km² Population: 109,518,183 Language: German Political System: Republic, One-party state, Totalitarianism, Dictatorship, National Socialism

Kingdom of Romania

Capital: Bucharest (1881–1916, 1918–1947), Iași (1916–1918) Language: Romanian Political System: Constitutional Monarchy, Absolute Monarchy (1938–1940)

Kingdom of Hungary

Capital: Esztergom → Pest → Pozsony → Pest → Budapest Area: 172,149 km² Population: 14,669,100 Languages: Hungarian, Latin, German, Croatian Political System: Elective Monarchy → Constitutional Monarchy