Adolf Hitler - Battle of Stalingrad
Time: Sunday Aug 23, 1942
Place: Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (Then Volgograd, Russia)
Details: Hitler's repeated refusal to allow their withdrawal at the Battle of Stalingrad led to the almost total destruction of the 6th Army. Over 200,000 Axis soldiers were killed and 235,000 were taken prisoner. Begun 23 Aug. 1942
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