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World War II: Soviet troops launched Operation Uranus at the Battle of Stalingrad with the goal of encircling Axis forces, turning the tide of the battle in their favour.
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1939–1945 global conflict
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Operation Uranus
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1942–1943; major battle of World War II
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Axis powers
Major alliance of World War II
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