Stalingrad, 1943

The denouement of the greatest battle in history.

 A Soviet soldier gives cigarettes to German POWs 

captured during the Battle of Stalingrad, January 1943

  

 In this early 1943 photo, captured German soldiers, their uniforms tattered from 

the battle, make their way in the bitter cold through the ruins of Stalingrad, Russia

  

 Red Army soldiers celebrate victory after the 

the Battle of Stalingrad, USSR, February 2, 1943

  

 Red Army soldiers in January 1943 celebrate victory in Stalingrad

  

 Soviet soldiers advance through the snow-covered ruins 

during the Battle of Stalingrad, January 1943

  

The recently abandoned weapons of defeated German soldiers become dangerous 

toys for young Russian boys following the Battle of Stalingrad. February 1943