On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It marked ...
Though the grain elevator eventually fell, its defenders inspired the Red Army, delayed the German advance, and helped set ...
In November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus, encircling the German 6th Army at Stalingrad and sealing its fate. While commanders on the ground urged a breakout, Adolf Hitler ordered the ...