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.
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 ...
As Soviet forces tightened the ring around Stalingrad, the German Sixth Army found itself cut off from supplies, hope, and escape. Food vanished, ammunition dwindled, and disease spread through ...