Actually, the Germans lost in Stalingrad, partly due to snipers which were both genders. Germans leveled the city with bombs. It was within this rubble that the Russians were able to attach the Germans at close quarters. The tactic was referred to as "hugging the enemy" which took away the Germans ability to use artillery and mortar for fear of hitting their own German forces. This was innovative strategy was introduced be the Russian commander Vasily Chuikov. As the fighting continues and the Ukrainian resolve to tested we will see this method of fighting in use against the Russians, ironically the original users against the Germans 81 years ago (1941).
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