Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Volgograd: contested ground

The ground around Volgograd was fought over 5 times between 1918 and 1943: 4 battles and 1 campaign, in 2 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of TsaritsynBombing of Stalingrad in World War IIAttack on StalingradOperation UranusBattle of StalingradBattle of StalingradVolgodonskAkhtubinskVolzhskiyBelaya KalitvaFrolovoZhanibek200 km48.702N, 44.513E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Tsaritsyn, 1918Battle of Stalingrad, 1942Bombing of Stalingrad in World War II, 1942Attack on Stalingrad, 1942Operation Uranus, 194319181943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
July 1918Battle of TsaritsynVolgogradSoviet Russia Armed Forces
23 August 1942Battle of StalingradVolgogradWorld War II
1942Bombing of Stalingrad in World War IIVolgogradWorld War II
13 September 1942Attack on StalingradVolgogradWorld War II
1943Operation UranusVolgogradWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.