Defeated German soldiers following the defeat of the 6th Army in the Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), a battle marked by fierce close-quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids during one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, with an estimated 2 million total casualties.

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Size: 4841px × 3425px
Location: Stalingrad (Volgograd), Russia
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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