The tenacious Red Army defense of Stalingrad was meant not merely to defend a city, but to draw the German Army into a trap.
On November 18, 1942, the trap was sprung. Powerful Soviet formations, gathered in secret, broke through Romanian Army lines on both flanks of the German Sixth Army, fighting in Stalingrad.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Funeral March from Siegfried
Composed in 1871 by Richard Wagner. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Marine Band. Public domain recording. Source.
“State Anthem of the USSR”
Composed in 1938 by Alexander Alexandrov. Public domain.
Performed by the Orchestra of the Ministry of Defense of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
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