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Stalingrad
1. Arguably the largest, bloodiest, and most desperate battle of World War II. Occured in 1942-1943 when A Nazi German Army Group South, initially 500,000 men strong, had pushed south of Moscow into the Caucasus, fighting their way to the city of Stalingrad (former Tsaritsyn and modern-day Volgograd), where they were intercepted by the re-organized Soviet armies, about 1,000,000 men (and women) strong.
Both sides failed to claim a decisive victory; the German forces occupied 90% of the city at their peak, but never managed to completely eliminate resistance, while the Soviet armies kept sending reinforcements. Both sides indiscriminately air-bombed and howitzer-shelled the city; in fact, despite the freezing temperature of -30 centigrade, air within the city was hot from the constant gunpowder explosions. Eventually, the fighting degenerated into a bloody meatgrinding house-to-house warfare, dubbed by the Germans as rat-war.
The Soviet reserves eventually broke through the outer defences, and encircled the city, trapping the Germans in a pocket. The German commander, von Paulus, repeately argued before Hitler that a breakthrough retreat was vital to the German survival, but the madman Hitler prohibited retreat, which eventually caused the entire German army group to collapse.
At over a million casualties from each side, the battle of Stalingrad was perhaps the bloodiest battle of the war. It was especially devastating to the Germans, however, as they lost their best equipment, and unlike the Soviets, did not have the reserve manpower to replace the terrible losses. The battle of Stalingrad is considered the most important turning point on the Eastern front, and quite possibly the single most important battle of the war.
Both sides failed to claim a decisive victory; the German forces occupied 90% of the city at their peak, but never managed to completely eliminate resistance, while the Soviet armies kept sending reinforcements. Both sides indiscriminately air-bombed and howitzer-shelled the city; in fact, despite the freezing temperature of -30 centigrade, air within the city was hot from the constant gunpowder explosions. Eventually, the fighting degenerated into a bloody meatgrinding house-to-house warfare, dubbed by the Germans as rat-war.
The Soviet reserves eventually broke through the outer defences, and encircled the city, trapping the Germans in a pocket. The German commander, von Paulus, repeately argued before Hitler that a breakthrough retreat was vital to the German survival, but the madman Hitler prohibited retreat, which eventually caused the entire German army group to collapse.
At over a million casualties from each side, the battle of Stalingrad was perhaps the bloodiest battle of the war. It was especially devastating to the Germans, however, as they lost their best equipment, and unlike the Soviets, did not have the reserve manpower to replace the terrible losses. The battle of Stalingrad is considered the most important turning point on the Eastern front, and quite possibly the single most important battle of the war.
The movie "Enemy at the Gates", although way over-romanticized and hollywoodised, nevertheless manages to show a small glimpse of what fighting in Stalingrad was like.
Stalingrad by Elvarg October 3, 2005
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Stealing Tulips
Dude 1: Hey bro, how'd the date with the ho go?
Dude 2: Sweet man - I wound up stealing tulips.
Dude 3: Whoa! With that tramp stamp, I woulda thunk she would brown real easy.
Dude 2: Sweet man - I wound up stealing tulips.
Dude 3: Whoa! With that tramp stamp, I woulda thunk she would brown real easy.
Stealing Tulips by The lexicreator May 16, 2011
stealing valor
steal-ing val-or \stēl-ing va-lər\
verb (2014)
1. To fraudulently pose as a member or veteran of the armed forces, law enforcement, or any other similar entity, usually in order to gain undeserved honors, awards, or recognition.
SEE ALSO: STOLEN VALOR, VALOR THIEF, VALOR THEFT
verb (2014)
1. To fraudulently pose as a member or veteran of the armed forces, law enforcement, or any other similar entity, usually in order to gain undeserved honors, awards, or recognition.
SEE ALSO: STOLEN VALOR, VALOR THIEF, VALOR THEFT
"By falsely claiming to be a veteran of the Coast Guard, and using fake veteran status to promote her website, Jane is stealing valor from veterans who truly deserve recognition."
stealing valor by scharky August 15, 2014
Stealing Doritos
"Hey guys, I'm back."
"Where were you?"
"Stealing Doritos."
"What?"
"I stole Misty's Doritos ok? Leave it at that."
"Where were you?"
"Stealing Doritos."
"What?"
"I stole Misty's Doritos ok? Leave it at that."
Stealing Doritos by iiTz MLG PWNZOR March 29, 2010