Smoke rising after German aerial bombardment, Stalingrad, Russia, Oct 1942

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Caption     Smoke rising after German aerial bombardment, Stalingrad, Russia, Oct 1942 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Stalingrad, Russia
Date 2 Oct 1942
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Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 183-J17736
 
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Photos on Same Day 2 Oct 1942
 
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Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 569 x 800 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
16 Mar 2013 04:28:44 PM

Mechetka River leading to the Volga; Tractor Factory in upper right.
2. Mark Prange says:
7 Apr 2013 06:49:15 AM

The Modern Day Location satellite image is helpful. The contoured slope in the foreground of the photo is visible; (zoom in a kilometer or so west of the pinpointed location).
3. Mark Prange says:
7 Apr 2013 11:43:24 AM

Online at "Stalingrad Aerial Scans" this contoured hill and the view beyond can be seen in a similar view: select GX2032SK-038.

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