In 1942 Rokhlina became trapped in the besieged city of Stalingrad. The battle raged for more than six months, reducing the city to ruins and decimating its population. Winter temperatures ...
A depiction of the brutal battle of Stalingrad, the Third Reich's 'high water mark', as seen through the eyes of German officer Hans von Witzland and his battalion.
The box is nicely carved and holds a large album with photos of Stalingrad before the war and the devastation after the battle. The enclosed picture shows the album opened at the first pages ...
Mr Putin was in Volgograd to mark the anniversary of the end of World War Two's Battle of Stalingrad, which saw the Soviet army capture nearly 91,000 German troops in a major turning point of the war.
Volgograd’s World War 2 veterans came up with a similar initiative on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi-led forces in the Battle of Stalingrad. In response to their ...