The Battle of Stalingrad, one of the pivotal battles of World War II and probably the single largest and bloodiest battle in the history of warfare, ended on February 3, 1943 with a decisive victory for the Soviet Forces.

Red Army soldiers rejoice at Stalingrad's liberation.

Stalingrad city center after liberation from the German Nazi occupation.

Tanks of the 64th Soviet Army advance on Stalingrad during World War II.

A Red Army soldier throws a grenade.

The damaged Barmaley Fountain in Stalingrad next to a destroyed sculpture of playing children.

Snipers in camouflage cloaks entering a destroyed house.

Red Army soldiers fighting on the streets of Stalingrad.

The Battle of Stalingrad. Photo reproduction.

Wreckage of a German tank and corpses of the Nazi German soldiers on a battlefield near Stalingrad.

Soviet soldiers charge during an offensive near Stalingrad. 1943.

Soviet soldiers storm ruins in Stalingrad.

The ruins of Stalingrad.

Machine gunners firing from the roof.

The fighting near the Red October plant in Stalingrad.

General and Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus (left) and his Staff officers surrender to the Red Army.

Stalingrad residents greet the victorious Red Army soldiers.
