Battle of Stalingrad away from the oil-rich Caucasus, which had been Hitler's original grand-strategic objective. The Royal Romanian Air Force was also involved in the Axis air operations at Stalingrad. Starting 23 October 1942, Romanian pilots flew a total of 4,000 sorties, during which they destroyed 61 Soviet aircraft. The Romanian Air Force lost 79 aircraft, most of them captured on the ground along with their airfields. After three months of slow advance, the Germans finally reached the river banks, capturing 90% of the ruined city and splitting the remaining Soviet forces into two narrow pockets. Ice floes on the Volga now prevented
Now What?! proud of the outcome too." The album appeared at No. 104 on Sputnikmusic's list of the "Best Progressive Rock Albums of 2013." "Now What?!" sold 4,000 copies in its first week in the US. Six months after its release "Now What?!" was certified gold in Germany (100 000 copies sold). It was the first Deep Purple studio album to enter the UK top 40 albums charts since "The Battle Rages On..." in 1993. This is Disc 2 of the November 2013 "Gold Edition Deluxe" double CD. Now What?! Now What?! is the 19th studio album by English rock band Deep