Stalingrad - City of Victory (25 photos) Bashny.Net

After the battle at the meeting of the Soviet Government raised the issue of inappropriate restoration of the city: it was cheaper to build a new city, than to try to restore destroyed. But Stalin ordered to raise from the ruins of the city at all costs. And in March 43rd, work began.

During the fighting in the besieged city had 9,796 civilians, including 994 children. Later, only nine children were able to find their parents.

Here's how looked Stalingrad during and after the battle.









General view of the burning of Stalingrad to the Volga River













If it had not crossed the Volga, could not have retained our city. Although during crossings people were killed decently.











The commander of the 6th Army Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus during captivity



He interrogation



Mamaev Kurgan released



The winning flag atop Mamaev Kurgan



Banner of Victory in Stalingrad

And how the city left behind by the Nazis:













It took 66 years after the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad. On the ruins of the destroyed Stalingrad rose the new city. By all indications, he is superior to the pre-war city. The revival of the city began when completely destroyed the material and technical base, there was the construction industry, utilities, housing, there was no more workers, professionals. There were only ruins, piles of warped metal. And was still lurking in these ruins death, left the enemy in thousands of unexploded bombs, shells and mines. People could not accept the idea of ​​the death of Stalingrad. Stalingrad had to survive there. Thus began a new chapter in the history of the city - the revival and peaceful development.
April 4, 1943 the State Defense Committee adopted a special resolution on urgent measures to restore Stalingrad. At the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR was established Directorate for construction of Stalingrad. Just 11 months after the battle, builders partially or fully restored 30 enterprises.

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