When the German Sixth Army officially surrendered on February 2, 1943, the Battle of Stalingrad was supposed to be over. It ...

The Battle of Stalingrad wasn’t just a turning point in World War II - it was the deadliest battle in human history. In this ...

The battle which turned the tide of the Second World War 80 years ago when German forces capitulated to the Red Army, “remains a powerful symbol of patriotism in Russia as it presses its war in ...

Communist's party supporters with Red flags gather around the statue of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall attending ...

Most Russians need no convincing that the Red Army’s grueling victory at Stalingrad was the most important event of World War II. Many Western historians concur that it was the turning point of the ...

The Battle of Stalingrad, with its five months of fierce fighting, began exactly 80 years ago, on Aug. 23, 1942. An estimated 750,000 Soviets died defending the city, delivering an enormous blow to ...

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VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - Josef Stalin and the city of Stalingrad are making a comeback - if only for a short time. The Russian city of Volgograd has approved the use of its wartime name at events ...