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1942
September
13
Chuikov takes command of the 62nd Army
On 13 September 1942 the Germans stormed central Stalingrad, held by General Vasily Chuikov, who a day earlier took over the 62nd Army, pinned to the Volga.
18
The fighting for the grain elevator in Stalingrad
From 14 September the Germans assaulted the grain elevator in southern Stalingrad. Guardsmen and sailors of the 92nd Brigade held it until 22 September.
October
12
The fighting in Stalingrad's factory district
In mid-October 1942 Paulus struck at the factories of northern Stalingrad. The 62nd Army, fed by night across the Volga, was cut in two but held on.
November
12
The last German assault in Stalingrad
On 11 November 1942 the 6th Army began its last assault in Stalingrad, reaching the Volga by Barrikady and cutting off Lyudnikov, but the 62nd Army held.
1945
January
24
The Battle of Poznań begins
On 24 January 1945 the 1st Belorussian Front cut off Poznań, declared a fortress. The battle for the city ended only on 23 February at the Citadel.
February
23
The end of the Battle of Poznań
On 23 February 1945 the Citadel, the last pocket of Festung Posen, surrendered. Its commandant Gonell took his own life; Mattern gave up what was left.
May
02
Key event
The surrender of Berlin
On 2 May 1945 General Helmuth Weidling surrendered Berlin to General Chuikov and ordered the garrison to lay down arms. Krebs's talks the day before had failed.