Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia. Marked by fierce close quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, it was the largest (nearly 2.2 million personnel) and bloodiest (1.8–2 million killed, wounded or captured) battle in the history of warfare. After their defeat at Stalingrad, the German High Command had to withdraw vast military forces from the Western Front to
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad of the 6th Army. After 1C Game Studios halted development for "", they officially announced development for "IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad" in December 2012. Access to an early alpha was made available for "Premium Edition" owners on November 19, 2013. The release date was originally planned for the first quarter of 2014. The full release date has been marked as October 20, 2014 on the Steam digital market. "IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad" is the 11th installment in the "IL-2 Sturmovik" series, but due to difference in game engine, it is considered to belong to the third generation of