@daily_fact75: During the brutal fighting at the city of Stalingrad in 1942, Soviet forces unleashed massive artillery barrages, Katyusha rocket launchers, tanks, and heavy mortars against advancing German troops. The city became a deadly maze of shattered buildings where every street and factory was fiercely contested. Soviet commanders famously declared, “Not a step back,” and poured reinforcements across the Volga River under constant enemy fire. The relentless bombardment and stubborn resistance gradually exhausted the German army, turning what was meant to be a swift victory into one of the bloodiest battles in history and a major turning point of World War II. #History #ww2 #sovietarmy #1944

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