Though the grain elevator eventually fell, its defenders inspired the Red Army, delayed the German advance, and helped set ...
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 ...
February 2, 1943 is remembered as the day Stalingrad ended, but Soviet records describe a darker, rarely discussed aftermath. Even after Paulus was captured and tens of thousands of survivors were ...