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
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad is a book written by William Craig and published in 1973 by Reader's Digest Press and in 1974 by Penguin Publishing. The 2001 film "Enemy at the Gates" utilized the book's title and used it as one of its sources, but was not a direct adaptation of the work. The "Slavic Review" panned "Enemy at the Gates", calling it "rambling and exaggerated" and negatively comparing Craig to author Paul Carell. In contrast, "The Washington Post" was more favorable and drew favorable comparisons to Cornelius