tsaritsyn

• Eigenname einer Stadt im europäischen Teil Russlands an der Wolga, die historisch als Ort der schweren deutschen Niederlage im Winter 1942/43 im Zweiten Weltkrieg bekannt ist.

A proper noun referring to a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga River, historically known as the site of a major German defeat during the winter of 1942-43 in World War II.

unzählbar · Eigenname

1. Historical name of a Russian cityB2formal

   The former name of Volgograd, a major city in southwestern Russia located on the Volga River. It was the site of a decisive Soviet victory over German forces during the winter of 1942–1943.

   Historischer Name einer russischen Stadt

   • Tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad in 1925 and later Volgograd in 1961.
   • The Battle of Stalingrad, originally fought near Tsaritsyn, was a turning point in World War II.
   • Tsaritsyn was an important industrial and transportation hub on the Volga River.

   Synonymestalingradvolgograd