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#20281
Divers search the Volga for sunken ships from the Battle of Stalingrad
Smithsgold - 5/24/2012 9:42 AM
Category: General
Replies: 1

More than 70 divers from various Russian towns, & cities have taken part in an expedition to locate ships that sank in the Volga River during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Their Using hydro-acoustic equipment, the divers managed to find two sunken ships near Volgograd in Central Russia.

The aim of the unique expedition, titled “The Mysteries of Stalingrad Convoys”, is to find objects or documents which could help identify the ships and those killed during the war.
#51828
Greg - 6/01/2012 7:48 PM
Pretty interesting. Where do you find this news?