German infantry try to find cover in the wilderness of rubble that Stalingrad had become. Photo from September 23, 1942. Bitter fighting raged for every factory, rubble-strewn street, house, basement, stairwell, and sewer. The Germans called this ever-present, often unseen urban warfare Rattenkrieg ('Rat War'). They bitterly joked about capturing the kitchen but still having to fight for the living room and the bedroom.
