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Word: stalingradtsi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1944-1944
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...this mujik was now a first-rate soldier. In the ruins of Stalingrad he acquired confidence and knowledge. At Kursk, he put the knowledge to its harshest test ("Myi Stalingradtsi," these men boasted, "We're from Stalingrad. We chased them"). The veterans of these two battles became the backbone of every active army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF RUSSIA,BATTLE OF THE SEAS: Last Stand | 1/10/1944 | See Source »

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