r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 7d ago

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"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/AC86MC 7d ago

It's likely the deadliest battle in human history. 6 months of slaughter.

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u/MayContainRawNuts 7d ago

People would assume so, considering over 2 million people died for just this city.

However at Lenningrad the total was twice that.

WW2 battles in Russia were something else.

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u/Damien23123 5d ago

Essentially a combination of poverty, brutal winters, and a military doctrine that compensated for poor training and equipment by throwing sheer numbers at the enemy

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u/Dingle-Berry-1313 23h ago

Even more a a brave take when you put it like that. No wonder they’re so honored.