During this battle, one side captured the town of Kalach-na-Donu in Operation Uranus.
During this battle, one side captured the town of Kalach-na-Donu in Operation Uranus. A memorial to this battle stands at Mamayev Hill, the site of some of its most intense fighting. Romanian and Italian allies of the aggressors were sent to guard the flanks of the 6th Army in this battle. For a time, the defenders at this battle were only supplied from barges on a nearby river. While (*) Hitler did allow forces under Erich von Manstein to fight their way to the site of this battle, he did not permit General Paulus's troops to retreat at the same time, ultimately dooming the German troops. Sniper Vasily Zaytsev is credited with 225 kills in this ba
During this battle, one side captured the town of Kalach-na-Donu in Operation Uranus.
Battle of Stalingrad