The Battle of Stalingrad (now Volgograd, July 1942 to February 1943) was an attempt by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) to control the USSR's access to the Caucasus oil fields. Fierce street-fighting by the Soviet Red Army saw the city withstand the attack until a massive counteroffensive was launched, which encircled Hitler's Sixth Army.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2696/battle-of-stalingrad/.