The Battle of Stalingrad: Jul 1942 - Feb 1943 | World War II Documentary

DEADLIEST BATTLE IN HISTORY OF WARFARE SHARE OF THE DAY

Battle Of Stalingrad (1942-1943) - Estimated 2.5 Million Casualties

With the onset of Spring 1942, the war in the east was ready to begin again but the problem of supplies particularly of oil was forever a worry for the German High Command and so they planned for an offensive that if successful would not only alleviate their fuel shortage but also deny the Soviets their own fuel stocks. Part of that plan involved a city on the edge of the Volga River in eastern Ukraine. This city formerly known as Volgagrad had since been bestowed with the name of the Soviet leader himself and while few people before the war knew it even existed, in the decades since its name has adorned almost every history book as an example of what occurs when two powerful forces clash and refuse to submit to the other. This is the story of the Battle for Stalingrad. Welcome to Wars of the World.

0:00 Introduction
2:38 The German 6th Army
8:37 "Fall Blau"
16:33 The Offensive Begins
22:03 The Division of Army Group South
27:27 Not One Step Back
45:34 A Cold Snap!
55:40 A Winter Storm
1:04:16 The Tightening Noose
1:09:38 Aftermath

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see)] Sgt (Join to see) PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC (Join to see) Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada 1SG Patrick Burke PO2 Marco Monsalve Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Kim Patterson] SFC Ralph E Kelley PV2 Scott M. PO1 Lyndon Thomas SPC (Join to see) SSG William Jones Maj Ronald Scarpa