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Battle of Stalingrad
The Red Army encircles and forces the surrender of the German Sixth Army, a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front.
War· Russia, Germany
The Red Army encircles and forces the surrender of the German Sixth Army, a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front.
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact with a secret protocol dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
Selim I's Ottoman army defeats the Safavids, opening a long rivalry between the two empires.