Battle of Stalingrad Soviet Union. The initial objectives in the region around Stalingrad were the destruction of the industrial capacity of the city and the deployment of forces to block the Volga River. The river was a key route from the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea to central Russia. Its capture would disrupt commercial river traffic. The Germans cut the pipeline from the oilfields when they captured Rostov on 23 July. The capture of Stalingrad would make the delivery of Lend Lease supplies via the Persian Corridor much more difficult. On 23 July 1942, Hitler personally rewrote the operational objectives for the 1942
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