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  German Panzer corps are surrounded at the Don.
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  soviets produced 15,800 aircraft
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  invasion of Russia starts
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  The German Offensive Starts.
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  kharkov pocket destroyed
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  Veronezh is captured by Germans
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  pocket of resistance around Millerovo,Rostov,Oblast destroyed
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  the germans are assisted by the Italiens,Hungarians and Romaoians
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  stalin states"not one step backwards"
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  Soviets are pushed accross the river Don
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  German attack Soviets at Kalach
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  Hitler tells Paulus to attack Stalingrad
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  the Soviet air Force lost 201 aircraft and the Germans had air supperiority.
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  german forces are stopped in the Caucasus
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  Hitler stops all further offensives against Soviet targets for the year
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  germans show a new offensive in the Caucasus
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  Soviets breakthrough the Romanian held lines
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  two elements of the Soviet army meet at Kalach-effectively encircling the German 6th Army.
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  german Luftwaffe try to resupply troops
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  Italien Army goes in full retreat from the Soviets
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  gereman Army group a is ordered to retreat from the Caucasus
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  general Paulus surrenders