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On Thurs. 19 Nov 1942 Having fought the Germans to a standstill, the Sov.....

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Having fought the Germans to a standstill, the Soviets launched a surprise counter-attack north and south of Stalingrad, Russia designed to encircle Friedrich Paulus's German 6th Army bogged down in the city

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