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.
© Sputnik / George Zelma / Go to the mediabankStalingrad city center after liberation from the German Nazi occupation.
Stalingrad city center after liberation from the German Nazi occupation.
© Sputnik / George Lipskerov / Go to the mediabankTanks of the 64th Soviet Army advance on Stalingrad during World War II.
Tanks of the 64th Soviet Army advance on Stalingrad during World War II.
A Red Army soldier throws a grenade.
© Sputnik / Emmanuil Evzerihin / Go to the mediabankThe damaged Barmaley Fountain in Stalingrad next to a destroyed sculpture of playing children.
The damaged Barmaley Fountain in Stalingrad next to a destroyed sculpture of playing children.
© Sputnik / George Zelma / Go to the mediabankSnipers in camouflage cloaks entering a destroyed house.
Snipers in camouflage cloaks entering a destroyed house.
© Sputnik / Natalya Bode / Go to the mediabankRed Army soldiers fighting on the streets of Stalingrad.
Red Army soldiers fighting on the streets of Stalingrad.
The Battle of Stalingrad. Photo reproduction.
© Sputnik / George Zelma / Go to the mediabankWreckage of a German tank and corpses of the Nazi German soldiers on a battlefield near Stalingrad.
Wreckage of a German tank and corpses of the Nazi German soldiers on a battlefield near Stalingrad.
© Sputnik / Alexander Kapustyanskiy / Go to the mediabankSoviet soldiers charge during an offensive near Stalingrad. 1943.
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.
© Sputnik / Emmanuil Evzerihin / Go to the mediabankThe fighting near the Red October plant in Stalingrad.
The fighting near the Red October plant in Stalingrad.
© Sputnik / George Lipskerov / Go to the mediabankGeneral and Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus (left) and his Staff officers surrender to the Red Army.
General and Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus (left) and his Staff officers surrender to the Red Army.
© Sputnik / George Zelma / Go to the mediabankStalingrad residents greet the victorious Red Army soldiers.
Stalingrad residents greet the victorious Red Army soldiers.