![]() ![]() The battle lasted 200 days and left the city in ruins, and while the Soviet army was smaller and worse-equipped that the Nazi troops it won because it "fought for the truth," he said. He added: “The will of the entire Hitler coalition was broken.” "The Battle of Stalingrad rightfully entered history as a fundamental turning point in the Great Patriotic War,” he said, using the Russian name for the war. Speaking at a concert in the city of Volgograd (modern-day Stalingrad), Putin said that the Battle of Stalingrad was not only pivotal for the city but for the outcome of World War II. ![]() Just 80 years after the end of World War II, German tanks are again threatening Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, speaking at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. ![]()
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