10 rubles The Battle of Stalingrad, 2013

10 rubles 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Soviet troops of Nazi troops in the Battle of Stalingrad. (Stalingrad)
Stalingrad (now called Volgograd) - is a city on the Volga. He was during the Great Patriotic War fell ordeal - the largest land battle to survive, not only in the history of World War II, but also in the history of the world at that time, the battle of Stalingrad, the 70th anniversary of which was celebrated in 2013. The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in the war. After it, our army went on the offensive, the Nazis began to persecute our land everywhere.

The battle was terrible. More than two million people died in it on both sides. Stalingrad was completely destroyed. From large industrial city on the Volga there is nothing left. The fighting was house by house, all burned, burned the whole city. The Germans tried to break through to the Volga, they needed to capture Stalingrad and the left bank of the Volga, where the fighting was going reinforcements to the town. The battle lasted from July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943, when the German group was surrounded and partially destroyed and partially captured.

May 8, 1965 the city was awarded the title Hero City.

The reverse of the coin depicts a monument to "fight to the death", which is on the Mamayev Hill in the hero-city of Volgograd, a monument, a reminder of the courage and the glory of the immortal warriors who participated in the Battle of Stalingrad.

The coin is issued 05/24/2013