Hero City Volgograd STALINGRAD Volgograd

Hero City Volgograd (STALINGRAD)

• Volgograd - city in the southeast of the European part of Russia, the administrative center of Volgograd region. • Hero City, the site of the Battle of Stalingrad.

General information • The city was founded in 1589 • The first mention in 1579 • Former names: up to 1925 - Tsaritsyn until 1961 - Stalingrad • November 10, 1961 the city of Stalingrad on decision XXII Congress of the CPSU was renamed Volgograd. Torn down and destroyed all the monuments to Stalin.

Battle of Stalingrad • major battle during the Great Patriotic War • Who on the one hand - the troops of the USSR, on the other hand - the troops of the Third Reich, Romania, Italy, Hungary. • Dates: July 17, 1942 and February 2, 1943.

The aim of the German command: master the industrial city, the company which produces military products. This plan Hitler plans to force one of the 6 th Field Army Paulus just a week - to July 25, 1942. Friedrich Paulus - German commander (since 1943 Field Marshal) and the commander of the 6 th Army, surrounded and capitulated at Stalingrad.

Mamaev Kurgan Located in the central area of the city of Volgograd, where, during the Battle of Stalingrad took place heavy fighting (especially in September 1942 and January 1943) lasting 200 days.

Battle on Mamaev Kurgan was of great strategic importance from its top and a good view of the surrounding area exposed to fire, crossed the Volga. • The Nazis 10 -12 times a day stormed it, but losing people and equipment have not been able to capture the entire territory of the mound.

February 2, 1943 at 16 o'clock historic Battle of Stalingrad ended The total losses of the Red Army in the Battle of Stalingrad totaled 1 million 130 thousand. Soldiers and officers, including the deadweight loss - about 480 thousand. Man tank 4341, 15, 728 guns and mortars, 2, 769 aircraft. It was a great victory of Soviet weapons. Stalingrad were captured 24 generals, led by General Field Marshal F. Paulus

Captured by German soldiers at Stalingrad. February 1943

Flag over the liberated city of Stalingrad, 1943.

• . May 8, 1965 - the title of Hero City • Presentation of medals "Gold Star" • Awarding the Order of Lenin - for outstanding services to the country, the courage and heroism of Volgograd workers in the struggle against the Nazi invaders, and to commemorate the 20 th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 -1945

Mamaev Kurgan - the heart of Volgograd.

Alley of Heroes. • Boulevard in the center of Volgograd

• Mill Gerhart (Grudinina) - destroyed building of the mill, which has become a symbol of cruelty fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad. • Left unreduced, as memories of the war. • Now part of the Panorama Museum "Battle of Stalingrad".

Mass grave of the defenders of Red Tsaritsyn and soldiers of the 62 nd and 64 th Armies who died defending Stalingrad.

The complex Panorama Museum "Battle of Stalingrad"

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