Operation Koltso
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Operation Koltso was the last part of the Battle of Stalingrad. It resulted in the capitulation of the remaining Axis forces encircled in the city. The operation was likely the largest-scale economy-o
Disposition of forces in and around Stalingrad
Friedrich Paulus
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Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II who is best known for being the commander of the German 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad. The battle ended
Operation Koltso
…regrouped and redeployed for the next phase of the operation. Understanding the desperate nature of the struggle, on 19 January, German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus requested permission from OKH to lead a breakout to the South: The Fortress can only be held for a few days longer [...] The heroism of the soldiers…
Paulus in 1941
Paulus (third from right) attending a meeting at the headquarters of Army Group South with Adolf Hitler on 1 June 1942
Paulus arriving in southern Russia, January 1942
Paulus (right) with General Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach in Stalingrad, November 1942