PARTICIPATION OF KAZAKH MILITARY FORMATIONS IN THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD (19 NOVEMBER 1942 – 2 FEBRUARY 1943)
Authors:   Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, AKKUZINOV A.K. 
Published: December 2024

The purpose of the study is to analyze the participation of military formations from the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic in the Battle of Stalingrad (November 19, 1942 - February 2, 1943) and their role in one of the main strategic operations of the Soviet command during the Great Patriotic War.
The scientific problem of the study is lack of knowledge of the operational-tactical actions of military formations from the Kazakh SSR during the defensive and offensive operations of the Red Army forces on the Stalingrad Front.
The methodology for studying the topic of the research is built on the basis of historical, military-historical and cultural approaches. Based on the analysis of historical sources and documents, as well as the study of tactics, strategy, and combat operations of Kazakh military formations in the Battle of Stalingrad, there has been revealed the influence of cultural and ethnic characteristics of Kazakh military formations on the course of military operations. The comparative analysis helped to expand the understanding and assessment of the contribution of certain military formations to the course of the battle. The source base consists of the works of Soviet, Russian and Kazakh authors on the Great Patriotic War, as well as historical documents from the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The study of archival documents allowed the author to present the role of Kazakhstani military formations during the Great Patriotic War. The author has established a list of rifle and cavalry divisions, rifle brigades and individual regiments from the Kazakh SSR that participated in the Battle of Stalingrad from November 1942 to February 1943, which, in defensive and offensive front-line operations, along with other units and formations of the Red Army, contributed to the defeat of a large group of German troops in Stalingrad and the Stalingrad region.
The results of the study will contribute to a comprehensive study of the actions of military formations from Kazakhstan at the tactical level, on the Stalingrad sector of the front, and will also help to establish the success achieved and the mistakes made by the command in planning and organizing combat operations from the division level to the battalion inclusive. The documents analysed by the author contain the details about the participation in this section of the front during the period under study: 120, 292, 29, 38, 387th rifle divisions, 81st cavalry division, 152nd separate rifle brigade, 129th mortar regiment and 156th separate bridge-building battalion formed on the territory of the Kazakh SSR. The analysis allows to note that Kazakh military formations participated in the Battle of Stalingrad from November 1942 to February 1943. The author's assessment of the literature and the available documents allowed us to present data confirming the significant contribution of the studied military formations to the defeat of the Nazi troops in the battles for Stalingrad.
The results of the victorious battles of the Red Army in the fightings of the third period of the Great Patriotic War ultimately led to the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945 and Victory in the Holy for the Soviet people War.