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2356:Yakov Pavlov
2291:Hazi Aslanov
2279:Soviet Union
2256:GusztĂĄv JĂĄny
2142:Hermann Hoth
2127:Adolf Hitler
2120:Nazi Germany
2073:81st Cavalry
2068:60th Cavalry
1889:Guards Rifle
1862:
1398:Southwestern
1298:
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1276:Soviet Union
1257:Winter Storm
1256:
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1249:
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1206:German units
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382:Adolf Hitler
361:Hermann Hoth
346:
339:A destroyed
324:Luftflotte 4
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283:towards the
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185:World War II
164:
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70:Nazi Germany
2794:21st â 30th
2729:11th â 20th
2528:In memoriam
2493:River Volga
1673:8th Cavalry
1668:4th Cavalry
1556:XXXX Panzer
1454:Italian 8th
1335:Army groups
875:Boog, Horst
551:Germersheim
531:SaarbrĂŒcken
503:Kampfgruppe
495:Kampfgruppe
355:project to
289:Caspian Sea
124:Engagements
2905:Categories
2664:1st â 10th
1551:XIV Panzer
1491:3rd Guards
1486:2nd Guards
1481:1st Guards
1444:German 6th
1403:Stalingrad
1323:Formations
1221:Operations
576:References
440:and 1,310
307:See also:
297:T-34 tanks
149:commanders
142:Commanders
2859:Flaklight
2653:Wehrmacht
2607:Volgograd
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