Volgograd
City
City on the Volga in southern Russia, called Tsaritsyn until 1925 and Stalingrad from 1925 to 1961.
Held by
- 1789 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire
- September 14, 1917 – December 30, 1922 Russia
- April 29, 1919 – January 9, 1920 Whites Military occupation
- December 30, 1922 – December 25, 1991 Soviet Union
- August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943 Germany Military occupation
- since December 26, 1991 Russia
Events here 4
- July 1, 1918 – January 1, 1920 Battle of Tsaritsyn
- November 19–23, 1942 Operation Uranus
- December 12–23, 1942 Operation Winter Storm
- December 29–30, 2013 December 2013 Volgograd bombings