Early in this battle, the eventual losers crippled the enemy's supply line by destroying 32 of their ships and shortly thereafter, Luftloffe 4 embarked on a devastating bombing run.
This battle saw a valiant stand by 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, which was manned by untrained female volunteers. During this battle, one commander of the victorious force's Rifle Corp earned distinction for his strict adherence to Order No. 227. Early in this battle, the eventual losers crippled the enemy's supply line by destroying 32 of their ships and shortly thereafter, Luftloffe 4 embarked on a devastating bombing run. The eventual victors attempted to negate the multi-faceted attack plan of their enemies by keeping their front lines as close to German forces as possible, a strategy that was referred to as "hugging". A major turning point in this battle occurred when Vasilevsky and Zhukov enacted a massive counterattack against the German Sixth Army and the Fourth Panzer Army in Operation Uranus, which eventually forced Friedrich Paulus and his starved army to surrender. For ten points, name this extremely bloody Russian victory, which saw a prolonged siege of the namesake city from July 1942 to February 1943.
This battle saw a valiant stand by 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, which was manned by untrained female volunteers.
Battle of Stalingrad