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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 2140534" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>Recently I have heard from several people, and seen a couple of references on the internet that more German soldiers were killed by .22 rifle fire than any other cause of death during the battle of Stalingrad.</p><p></p><p>This is generally a response to "What's going on with .22 prices and availability?" which implies that we might expect an invasion by a foreign army.</p><p></p><p>Does anybody know where this got started? I am not a historian, but have read a whole lot about Stalingrad, and never heard this until recently.</p><p></p><p>My understanding is that causes of death among the four armies that the Soviets overcame were mostly starvation, disease, cold, and 7.62x54R rifle bullets. I'm sure other weapons were used, but I have never seen any "Red Dawn" parallels. Most of the Stalingrad population that survived stayed underground as much as possible.</p><p></p><p>The Russians never revealed their total losses in this decisive victory, but overall losses to all sides have been estimated to be around two million. Somehow the .22 rifle input must have slipped between the cracks.</p><p></p><p>I'm calling IBS (Internet Bull Stuffing) on this rumor unless someone can provide a credible reference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 2140534, member: 711"] Recently I have heard from several people, and seen a couple of references on the internet that more German soldiers were killed by .22 rifle fire than any other cause of death during the battle of Stalingrad. This is generally a response to "What's going on with .22 prices and availability?" which implies that we might expect an invasion by a foreign army. Does anybody know where this got started? I am not a historian, but have read a whole lot about Stalingrad, and never heard this until recently. My understanding is that causes of death among the four armies that the Soviets overcame were mostly starvation, disease, cold, and 7.62x54R rifle bullets. I'm sure other weapons were used, but I have never seen any "Red Dawn" parallels. Most of the Stalingrad population that survived stayed underground as much as possible. The Russians never revealed their total losses in this decisive victory, but overall losses to all sides have been estimated to be around two million. Somehow the .22 rifle input must have slipped between the cracks. I'm calling IBS (Internet Bull Stuffing) on this rumor unless someone can provide a credible reference. [/QUOTE]
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