Romanian armies in the Battle of Stalingrad Romanian armies in the Battle of Stalingrad Two Romanian armies, the Third and the Fourth, were involved in the Battle of Stalingrad, helping to protect the northern and southern flanks respectively of the German 6th Army as it tried to conquer the city of Stalingrad, defended by the Soviet Red Army in mid to late 1942. Overpowered and poorly equipped, these forces were unable to stop the Soviet November offensive (Operation Uranus), which punched through both flanks and left the 6th Army encircled in Stalingrad. The Romanians suffered enormous losses, which effectively ended their offensive capability on the Eastern Front
The Scout (Kansas City, Missouri statue) Kids of Kansas City." The statue was dedicated in 1922 as a permanent memorial to local Indian tribes. It is currently located east of Southwest Trafficway in Penn Valley Park, which is south of downtown Kansas City. Several area attractions have been named after the iconic statue, most notably, Kansas City Scout, which is the Kansas City Metropolitan Area's electronic traffic alert system. It also both inspired the name of the National Hockey League's Kansas City Scouts and was featured on the team's logo. A half-size replica was given by Kansas City to its sister-city, Seville, Spain in 1992. The