Red October (steel factory)

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The Red October factory or Krasny Oktyabr was a factory in the Soviet Union where people made steel. It became famous because the Soviet troops fought the Nazis there during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942 and 1943.[1][2]

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  1. Antony Beevor (1999). Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140284583.
  2. "75th Anniversary of Victory in the Battle of Stalingrad". Radio Free Europe. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2021.