Volgograd
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Volgograd, formerly Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad, is the administrative centre and largest city of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of 859.4 squar
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May 2015 Volgograd img 18 Central station
Dmitry Medvedev in Volgograd Oblast, March 2010 3
May 2015 Volgograd img 13 P Lenina metrotram station
Gerhardt's Mill
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Gerhardt's Mill is a building of historical significance in the Battle of Stalingrad.
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…a group of buildings along Penzenskaya Street (now Sovetskaya Street), which was defended by the 13th Guards Rifle Division. The complex includes Gerhardt's Mill, which is preserved in its bombed out state. The museum on the complex grounds houses the largest painting in Russia, a panoramic painting of the…
The ruins of the mill today
The original building
Soviet troops during a lull in the fighting. The mill can be seen in the distance on the right.
The mill after the battle of Stalingrad