1933: Three days after becoming chancellor, Adolf Hitler dissolves Parliament. Goring bans communist meetings/demonstrations in Germany.
1943: Battle of Stalingrad ends with final surrender of the German army, leaving 600,000 dead.
Only took them a decade to go full circle with that one.
This Day in History > February 2nd
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Shane Becker 