The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe.he mopping-up of counter-revolutionary elements in the city of Stalingrad proceeded. The German soldiers-who had hidden themselves in huts and trenches-offered armed resistance after combat actions had already ended. This armed resistance continued until 15 February and in a few areas until 20 February.