The Second World War’s deadliest battle – and one of the most brutal of all time – started on August 23, 1942, when Adolf Hitler’s forces went all out to seize the city bearing Joseph Stalin’s name. If ever a battle was like an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, it was Stalingrad. The USSR finally prevailed amid inhuman circumstances, setting the stage for the moment three years later when Soviet troops raised their flag over the Reichstag as Berlin smouldered.
<!-- wp:html --><p>The Second World War’s deadliest battle – and one of the most brutal of all time – started on August 23, 1942, when Adolf Hitler’s forces went all out to seize the city bearing Joseph Stalin’s name. If ever a battle was like an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, it was Stalingrad. The USSR finally prevailed amid inhuman circumstances, setting the stage for the moment three years later when Soviet troops raised their flag over the Reichstag as Berlin smouldered.</p><!-- /wp:html -->