Stalingrad

/ (ˈstɑːlɪnˌɡræd, Russian stəlinˈɡrat) /

noun

the former name (1925–61) of Volgograd

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Words nearby Stalingrad

stale, stale bull, stalemate, Stalin, Stalinabad, Stalingrad, Stalingrad, Battle of, Stalinism, Stalinist, Stalin, Joseph, Stalinogrod

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Example sentences from the Web for Stalingrad

The Third Reich met its nemesis as much here as it had—albeit in far greater numbers—at Stalingrad.
The Deadly Trap Behind D-Day’s Beaches|Clive Irving|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stalingrad, of course, was the epic battle of World War II which the Soviets finally won.
Ukraine’s Billionaire Bounty-Hunting Club|Oleg Shynkarenko|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It would be unfunny, for different reasons, if set at Verdun or Gettysburg or Stalingrad.
A Rather Misguided Catch-22 Reaction|David Frum|January 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945 are filled with vivid details.
Antony Beevor: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

When the German troops reached Stalingrad they picked you up and other Russian people?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Was your wife's mother living in Stalingrad when she died, do you know?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Tobolsk doesn't appear on any of the maps, but it is a tiny village situated about eighty miles west of Stalingrad on the Volga.
Dave Dawson on the Russian Front|R. Sidney Bowen
Let me see, in 1943, in time war; Germans come and taken over Stalingrad and pick me up and send to Germany.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
And, you actually went to Siberia before you came to Stalingrad?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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