Proper noun
Stalingrad
(historical) Volgograd (from 1925 to 1961).
Adolf Hitler ordered that the army stay in Stalingrad and make no attempt to break out; instead, attempts were made to supply the army by air and to break the encirclement from the outside. Source: Internet
After surrender in North Africa and losing the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942–43, the Germans were on the defensive. Source: Internet
Almost every letter expressed belief in Germany's ultimate victory and their willingness to fight and die at Stalingrad to achieve that victory. Source: Internet
Army Group South (B), including Friedrich Paulus 's 6th Army and Hermann Hoth 's 4th Panzer Army, was to move east towards the Volga and Stalingrad. Source: Internet
Alexander Werth, Russia at War 1941–1945, New York, E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1964, p. 562 Out of the nearly 91,000 German prisoners captured in Stalingrad, only about 5,000 ever returned. Source: Internet
A common saying was: "You cannot stop an army which has done Stalingrad." Source: Internet