The Battle of Stalingrad: How Hitler Lost the War in the East

Military History Uncovered · Oct 27, 2026 · 31m · transcript

In 1942, Hitler’s Case Blue offensive drove into southern Soviet territory in search of oil, control of the Volga, and a decisive victory in the East. Instead, German Sixth Army became trapped at Stalingrad after Soviet forces struck the Romanian armies guarding its flanks.

This episode follows the campaign from the launch of Case Blue on 28 June 1942 through the city battle, Operation Uranus, the failed airlift and relief attempt, and the final surrender in February 1943. It examines documented decisions by Friedrich Paulus, Adolf Hitler, Vasily Chuikov, Georgy Zhukov, Aleksandr Vasilevsky…