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==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 | 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==Historical Reference== | ==Historical Reference== |
Revision as of 19:01, June 20, 2007
The UNSC Stalingrad was a UNSC Carrier in 2552. It was commanded by Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson.[1]
Background
It was the flagship of a small task force sent to Onyx to retrieve Dr. Catherine Halsey and her Spartan-IIs and Spartan-IIIs. During the Battle of Onyx, the ship survived the first[2] and second[3] attacks on the Covenant fleet but was destroyed when overwhelming Covenant reinforcements arrived from Slipspace.[4]
Historical Reference
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.
References
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 294
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 294
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 298
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 333