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Blindado de la 9ª compañía 3 SS Pz.Abt. 2 SS Panzer Division "Das Reich"
Waffen SS soldiers France, 1940 
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A Marder III H and two Soldiers of the SS-Panzergrenadierdivision "LAH" during the battle of Kursk
Trivia on this picture: The LSSAH had no Marder themself, they had a StuG-Batallion with 34 StuG III. Those StuGs were attached to the Panzergrenadierregiment 2 for the spearhead assault.(This was caused to the relative weak Tank-Btl. which had 12 Tiger Is, 72 Panzer IVs, 16 Panzer III and Panzer IIs, which was btw. the strongest SS-Battalion in field). Main problem for the LSSAH was, that the Panzerjäger-Abteilung was out of AT-Cannons so the Marder of the Division "Das Reich" were given to the LSSAH. Making "Das Reich" again weaker in Tank-Power. With those 21 Marder( II and III) the Panzergrenadierregiment 1, which was kept in rear was reinforced.
Soviet soldier in Stalingrad
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Interesting Facts About Battle of Stalingrad:
1. The Battle of Stalingrad was a result of Hitler’s decision to invade the Soviet Union . The German offensive operation was known as Operation Barbarossa.
2. The battle started months later after Operation Barbarossa was started on 22nd June, 1941. The Battle of Stalingrad started on 23rd August, 1942.
3. The battle is well-known for several reasons and one of them being, the street-level fights. The close quarter combats took place on streets and buildings.
4. The 4th Panzer Army and the 6th Army of the German forces were given the task of capturing Stalingrad with air support from Luftwaffe. The constant bombings by Luftwaffe reduced the city into rubble.
5. The initial German offensive and invasion of Stalingrad started with 270,000 German military personnel, 500 tanks, 3,000 artillery pieces and 600 aircrafts. The number of aircrafts gradually rose to 1,600 by mid-September. The Soviet defense included 187,000 military personnel, 400 tanks, 2,200 artillery pieces and 300 aircraft.
6. On November 19, 1942, the Soviets launched a counter-offensive by the name Operation Uranus. When the counter-offensive move of the Soviets started, the strength of Axis forces (Germany and allies) increased to approximately 1,040,000 military personnel that included Nazi Germans, Romanians, Italians and Hungarians.
7.The Battle of Stalingrad started with heavy bombing by Luftlotte 4. The Luftlotte 4 was in 1942, the world’s most powerful single air formation dropped 1000 tons of bombs a day on Stalingrad
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Interesting Facts About Battle of Stalingrad:
1. The Battle of Stalingrad was a result of Hitler’s decision to invade the Soviet Union . The German offensive operation was known as Operation Barbarossa.
2. The battle started months later after Operation Barbarossa was started on 22nd June, 1941. The Battle of Stalingrad started on 23rd August, 1942.
3. The battle is well-known for several reasons and one of them being, the street-level fights. The close quarter combats took place on streets and buildings.
4. The 4th Panzer Army and the 6th Army of the German forces were given the task of capturing Stalingrad with air support from Luftwaffe. The constant bombings by Luftwaffe reduced the city into rubble.
5. The initial German offensive and invasion of Stalingrad started with 270,000 German military personnel, 500 tanks, 3,000 artillery pieces and 600 aircrafts. The number of aircrafts gradually rose to 1,600 by mid-September. The Soviet defense included 187,000 military personnel, 400 tanks, 2,200 artillery pieces and 300 aircraft.
6. On November 19, 1942, the Soviets launched a counter-offensive by the name Operation Uranus. When the counter-offensive move of the Soviets started, the strength of Axis forces (Germany and allies) increased to approximately 1,040,000 military personnel that included Nazi Germans, Romanians, Italians and Hungarians.
7.The Battle of Stalingrad started with heavy bombing by Luftlotte 4. The Luftlotte 4 was in 1942, the world’s most powerful single air formation dropped 1000 tons of bombs a day on Stalingrad
