Stalingrad 1943: German 6th Army Encircled, Surrendered, and Destroyed

World History: True Stories of the 20th Century · May 9, 2026 · 17m

The Battle of Stalingrad marked a turning point in World War II, as the German 6th Army was encircled and ultimately surrendered to Soviet forces. The Battle of Stalingrad remains one of the most pivotal and harrowing confrontations of the Second World War. From the summer of 1942 until February 1943, over 300,000 German troops, including the elite 6th Army under General Friedrich Paulus, were drawn into a brutal siege in the city of Stalingrad on the banks of the Volga River. What began as a confident advance during Operation Barbarossa quickly turned into a war of attrition amidst freezing…