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The '''UNSC ''Stalingrad''''' was a [[UNSC Carrier]] in [[2552]]. It was commanded by [[Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson]].<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 294</ref> | The '''UNSC ''Stalingrad''''' was a [[UNSC Carrier]] in [[2552]]. It was commanded by [[Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson]].<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 294</ref> | ||
==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 [[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> | ||
==Historical Reference== | ==Historical Reference== | ||
Stalingrad (Now known as Volgograd) hosted a brutal battle in WWII that can be, and is, considered | Stalingrad (Now known as Volgograd) hosted a brutal battle in WWII that can be, and is, considered the very first stop of the German Blitzkrieg in the East. | ||
the very first stop of the German Blitzkrieg in the East. | |||
== References == | ==References== | ||
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{{BGStalingrad}} | {{BGStalingrad}} | ||
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[[Category:Human Starships | [[Category:Human Starships]] | ||