The Battle of Stalingrad was fought to hold the city back
Explanation:
At the peak of the world war 2 Germany and its allies fought with Soviet Union for the control of the city of Stalingrad. The Germany and the Russian armies withdrew huge military forces
The Russian army realized that they were in need for the money and the resources and hence they sent the order that anyone who is capable or strong enough to hold a rifle can be sent for fight
The Russians had the red army and they deployed five armies and in additional to that they had nine armies to safeguard the city
