“By seizing the formerly little-known Height 102.0 - the Mamayev Hill - the Red Army fought its way to the fascists' den - Berlin. We are proud to say that our victory in Stalingrad radically changed the whole situation in the Second World War. And this victory meant that our Motherland had withstood one of the most difficult tests in its history.” WorldWayLittlesWarWholeDifficultSituationKnownChangedProudVictoryRedTestsArmyHillsHeightWar Of The WorldsBerlinFascistsSecond World WarDensSeizingMotherlandRed ArmyStalingrad Author:Aleksandr Vasilevsky
“I did not decide to become an officer to start a military career. I still wanted to be an agronomist and work in some remote corner of Russia after the war. I could not suppose that my country would change, and I would.” StillsWarCountryWantedCareersMilitaryCornersRussiaOfficers Author:Aleksandr Vasilevsky