Stalingrad

Proper noun

Meaning

Stalingrad

(historical) Volgograd (from 1925 to 1961).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

Stalin Stalinabad

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

Stalin-esque Stalinesque staling Stalinian stalinise Stalinism