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: So, every trip back to Volgograd
: (Stalingrad) I dedicate one complete
: day to surviving buildings and
: structures from the battle. As many of
: you know numerous buildings still exist
: from the battle and have been repaired
: and restored, this is very true among
: the brick buildings in the central city
: and steel frames structures of the
: factory districts.
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: This trips expedition was directed to
: the Rykov suburbs of the Red October
: district. Prior to my adventure I had
: research the area via Goolge Earth and
: my vast collection of maps and aerials
: from the battle, most notably surviving
: combat maps of the Soviet 62nd Army and
: German aerial reconnaissance photos
: from 1941-43 of the city. Yes, German
: aerials photos of Stalingrad from 1941,
: one year before the battle!
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: In this area only three structures have
: survived, one being a large two story
: T-shape building and a small square
: brick building with a smoke stack .
: This second building has been covered
: with a decorative facing, so it is
: difficult to see the original building
: and the smoke stack has been repaired
: and has reinforcement bands on it.
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: As of today I have not be able to
: determine either buildings original
: purpose or physical street address
: during the battle. Note that the
: interior has the look and feel of the
: 1940’s-50’s and was likely restored
: during that era. Enjoy!
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