Soviet forces under Marshal Georgy Zhukov won a fierce battle for the city of Stalingrad -- now Volgograd.

VOA: special.2011.06.09

The fighting grew bloodier. A fierce battle took place at Monte Cassino.

VOA: special.2011.06.02

Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan ,". Congress says his government is engaged in a fierce battle with drug traffickers that export illegal narcotics to the United States, but that Mexico cannot win the battle alone.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12