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.
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Finding out, typically when one or more of the parties are in a drunken stupor, that a step-sister has had a secret crush on you for some time. Typically the lush involved uses words like "probe" and "hot" as they slur out their heretofore private lust. The recipient of these unwanted advances struggles to escape the ranting, slathering monologue. Future gatherings and holidays can be particularly awkward, especially since other family members (siblings) who witnessed the horrific event typically know what the drunken strumpet confessed to...even though she may not remember.
Dude...my step-sister Kelly totally pulled a steplingus on me...she told me how she always thought I looked HOT, especially when I used to drive my old Ford Probe. She said she wanted me to probe HER. Her breath smelled like she tossed salad. I had to swallow my own vomit before I could escape from her drunken confession. I can't sleep anymore from the nightmares.
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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
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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."
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