The Soviet high command’s strategy to defeat the Germans at Stalingrad took the invaders by surprise. Map 1: The German flanks Map 2: Operation Uranus in action Red Army soldiers in winter camouflage charge across the steppe The T-34 in action in Uranus Northern and southern pincers meet Red Army…
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Season 2
Stalingrad part 3: Shocking casualties—episode 37
By November 1942, the casualties for attackers and defenders was unsustainable for both sides. The Soviet high command, Stavka, makes a new plan. The third installment describing the biggest single battle in history: the siege of Stalingrad. Pavlov’s House Map 1: The city of Stalingrad Map 2: The plan for…
Season 2
The hell of Stalingrad: Beyond Barbarossa episode 36
In the autumn of 1942, the German 6th Army with Romanian, Hungarian and Italian armies in support, ground into Stalingrad—a hell of their own making. Map: Stalingrad city layout Historical photos Red Army soldier prepare to defend Stalingrad suburb Stalingrad on fire after bombing, 2 October 1942 The Red October…
Season 1
The plan for 1942: Fall Blau—Episode 26
As the first anniversary of Operation Barbarossa approaches, the Soviet high command knows that the Germans are planning another major offensive. But the Germans have a way of surprising their enemies. Map 1: The Soviets push back the Germans, winter 1942 Map 2: German Case Blue objectives, 1942 Map 3:…