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 That's What I Call Music! discography Now That's What I Call Music! discography This is a list of known albums and DVDs belonging to the Now That's What I Call Music! series. They are categorised by series (country), then ordered by date. The first full-track edition to be released on compact disc was "Now That's What I Call Music 10". Vinyl production ended with "Now That's What I Call Music! 35" and audio cassettes ended with "Now That's What I Call Music! 64". Part of the series was also released on the MiniDisc format, beginning with "Now That's What I Call Music! 43" and ending with