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{{UNSC Ship Title|Stalingrad}}
{{UNSC Ship Title|Stalingrad}}
The '''UNSC ''Stalingrad''''' was a [[UNSC Carrier]] in [[2552]]. It was commanded by [[Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson]].<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 294</ref>
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The '''UNSC ''Stalingrad''''' was a [[UNSC carrier]] in [[2552]]. It was commanded by [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Carl "Buster" Patterson]].<ref name="Onyx294">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 294''</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
It was the flagship of a [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|small task force]] sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and her [[Spartan-II]]s and [[Spartan-III]]s. During the [[Battle of Onyx]], the ship survived the first<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 294</ref> and second<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 298</ref> attacks on the [[Covenant]] fleet but was destroyed when overwhelming Covenant reinforcements arrived from [[Slipspace]].<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 333</ref>
It was the flagship of a [[Battle Group Omicron|small task force]] sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], her [[Spartan-II]]s, and the [[Spartan-III]]s. During the [[Onyx Conflict]], the ship survived the first{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx294}} and second<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 298''</ref> attacks on the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity|fleet]] but was destroyed when [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose|overwhelming Covenant reinforcements]] arrived from [[Joyous Exultation]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 333''</ref>


==Historical Reference==
==Trivia==
Stalingrad (now Volgograd) was the site of a brutal battle during the Second World War, popularly seen as marking the easternmost mark of the German invasion. The weakening of the German army at Stalingrad would ultimately culminate in the decisive battle at Kursk.
Stalingrad (now [[Wikipedia:Volgograd|Volgograd]]) was the site of a brutal battle during the Second World War in which over a million lives were lost, giving it the nickname "The Bloody Cauldron", popularly seen as marking the easternmost mark of the German invasion and the turning point of the war on the eastern front. The weakening of the German army at Stalingrad would ultimately culminate in the decisive battle at Kursk.


==References==
==List of appearances==
<references/>
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}


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==Sources==
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