On November 19, 1942, the Red Army encircled the German 6th Army during Operation Uranus, trapping them in Stalingrad. Despite calls to retreat, Hitler ordered them to hold their ground. Field Marshal ...

Eighty-three years ago today, the largest and bloodiest battle in human history came to an end. On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad.

91,000 Surrender: The Day Hitler’s Mightiest Army Finally Broke at Stalingrad Surrounded by Soviet forces and cut off from food, fuel, and ammunition, the German 6th Army collapsed in the frozen ruins ...

Why was Stalingrad important? The initial objectives were the destruction of the industrial capacity of the city and to ...