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On Wed. 11 Nov 1942 German 6.Armee succeeded in reaching the Volga Riv.....

1942-11-11

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German 6.Armee succeeded in reaching the Volga River in Stalingrad, Russia, with a 600-yard frontage near the Red October steel factory. In Germany, Hitler announced during Beer Hall Putsch celebration that Stalingrad, Russia was almost in German hands, but that he did not want to keep the city just because of its name

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