Putin invokes Stalingrad battle as justifying Ukraine fight

Putin invokes Stalingrad battle as justifying Ukraine fight stalingrad Stalingrad marked the turning point of the Soviet–German War, a conflict that dwarfed the 1944–45 Allied campaign in Western Europe both in numbers and ferocity stalingrad It is more than a counter-factual exercise to reflect that the Battle of Stalingrad did not need to have occurred Hitler's decision to invade Russia was his

stalingrad Stalingrad: the greatest Allied victory? It has been argued that the Allied victory in Tunisia in May 1943 was a greater victory than Stalingrad Anthony

stalingrad Background: The defeat at Stalingrad came as a surprise to the German public After Hitler's claim on 8 November 1942 that Stalingrad was almost entirely in President Vladimir Putin evoked the spirit of the Soviet army that defeated Nazi German forces at Stalingrad 80 years ago to declare on