Demon Beast Forbidden Area
Stalingler (2)
As the battle showed no signs of ending, the German army began to move heavy artillery into the city, including the huge 800 mm railway cannon, nicknamed Dora. The Soviets built a large number of artillery positions on the east coast. These cannons bombarded the German positions continuously, while the Russian defenders turned the ruins caused by the bombardment into defensive positions. The German tanks became useless in the ruins. When they advanced, they became the target of the Russian anti-tank cannons in the dilapidated buildings.
The snipers of the Soviet Union successfully used the ruins to cause huge casualties to the German army. The most successful and famous sniper was Vasily. Chechev, who had killed 242 enemy soldiers and more than 300 in total; He killed a German ace sniper, the famous Owen. K?nig. Chechev and more than 30 students trained in the sniper school killed more than 3,000 German soldiers.
Cheqiv used a standard Mosin-Nagant rifle and a PtrD-41 14.5mm anti-tank rifle. When he was not out of the window, he shot at the German soldiers hiding behind the wall. The heavy 14.5mm bullets could penetrate the brick wall and directly kill the German soldiers. Cheqiv was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for his heroic achievements.
The German Air Force still maintained air superiority until early November, but after 20,000 flights, the original 1,600 available aircraft had been reduced to 950, of which the original 480 bomber aircraft were only left with 232. Although the number was still superior, the Fourth Air Force could not stop the growing strength of the Soviet Air Force. When the Russian counter-attack phase came, the strength of the Soviet Air Force even exceeded the Fourth Air Force.
The situation of the German Air Force became increasingly difficult. A large number of the Fourth Air Force's fighters were withdrawn to cope with the Allied landing in North Africa, and the strength of the German Air Force was scattered throughout Europe.
After three months of killing and slow advancement, the German army finally reached the final riverbank, captured 90% of the already dilapidated city, and cut the remaining Russian troops in half. However, the battle between the two sides, especially on the slopes of Mamaev Hills and the factory area in the northern part of the city, was still fierce.
Knowing that the German army was preparing for an offensive operation in the winter and transferring most of its forces to the eastern front, the Soviet Supreme Command decided to carry out a series of offensive operations.
The counterattack plan of the Soviet Union's Operation Uranus was to use deception to besiege and destroy the German Sixth Army and the Axis forces in the city. In the end, it became the largest defeat of the German army in the Second World War.
In November, the Red Army carried out Operation Uranus. The Russian offensive force consisted of three legions: the 1st Guards Legion, the 5th Chariot Legion, and the 21st Legion. There were a total of 18 infantry divisions, 8 chariot brigades, 2 mechanized brigades, 6 cavalry brigades, and 1 anti-war chariot brigade.
The weak defense line, the shortage of soldiers, and the poor equipment of Romania Third Army were immediately defeated. The second Russian offensive was carried out south of Stalingrade, attacking the defending 4th Army of the Republic of Romania. The infantry of the Republic of Korea almost collapsed.
Due to the Russian operation Uranus, about 265,000 German and Romania soldiers, the 369th Croat Infantry Regiment, and 40,000 Soviet volunteers found themselves surrounded in a pocket. At the same time, there were about 10,000 surviving Soviet civilians and thousands of Soviet prisoners of war captured by the German army.
The German Sixth Army had a total of 20 divisions and 100 battalions, and the German forces in the encirclement were about 210,000 people. There were also about 10,000 Soviet civilians and thousands of captured Soviet soldiers in the pockets.
Of the 210,000 German soldiers, 10,000 were still fighting, 105,000 surrendered, 35,000 were evacuated by air, and the remaining 60,000 died. Most of them committed suicide after being surrounded by the Russian army for 11 weeks.
The Sixth Army was the largest army in the world at that time, twice the size of the average German army. A corps of the Fourth Armored Army was surrounded, and these troops had to be resupplied by air. The highest daily transportation capacity of 106 tons was far lower than the minimum daily demand of 800 tons.
The failure of air transport, the bad weather, the technical failure, the powerful firepower of the Russian anti-aircraft guns and the interception of fighter planes caused the German army to lose 488 aircraft. The Luftwaffe was unable to reach the daily supply of 117 tons, and only an average of 85 tons of supplies were delivered to the besieged German army.
The soldiers of the Sixth Legion slowly starved to death, and the pilots were shocked to find that the troops were too tired and hungry to unload their supplies.
The Soviets concentrated around Stalingrade and began to engage in fierce battles to narrow the encirclement. In December, the German army launched Operation Winter Storm. The German army tried to rescue the besieged troops, but it was disintegrated by the Russian army. During the harsh Russian winter, the Volga River froze, making it easier for the Russian army to resupply. The besieged German army quickly consumed heating fuel and medical supplies, and thousands of soldiers died from frostbite, malnutrition, and disease.
The Russian army launched their second attack, Operation Saturn. Fifteen divisions of the Russian army, supported by at least 100 tanks, set out from the bridgehead of Mamun to attack the Italian divisions of Coseria and Ravenna. The Italian army was defeated and retreated.
There was no hope for the Sixth Army to receive any assistance. Some German officers disobeyed the orders of Adolf and no longer held the encirclement of Stalingrador. The Sixth Army lacked gasoline and it was very difficult for the German soldiers to break through the Russian line on foot in the harsh Russian winter.
The German army was not only starving, but also short of ammunition. However, they continued to resist, partly because they believed that the Russians would execute anyone who surrendered, especially the Soviet citizens who assisted the German army in the battle. They had no illusions about their fate when they were captured.
The bloody city war was once again launched in Stalingrador, but this time, the German army was forced to flee to the Volga River. They built fortifications in the factory area and fought fiercely.
The Russian envoy proposed generous terms of surrender to the German army. If they could surrender within 24 hours, they would receive the safety of all prisoners of war and medical treatment for all wounded. All prisoners of war could keep their personal belongings and provide normal rations. After the war ended, they would be sent back to any country. The German army did not respond because of the order of not surrendering, which directly led to the destruction of the Sixth Army.
When the Russians approached the German headquarters in the ruined department store, the German army surrendered, and the remaining Axis forces in the north of Stalingradi surrendered. Ninety-one thousand tired, sick, and hungry soldiers were captured, including three thousand Romania. Among the prisoners were twenty-two generals."They could have escaped all the pain and kept their eternal glory, but they'd rather go to Moscow!”
Stalingradt was the first time the German government admitted defeat in the war. This was not the first time the German military suffered a major setback, but the defeat in Stalingradt was unprecedented and unparalleled in German history.
More than 11,000 soldiers refused to lay down their weapons when they surrendered. They believed that dying in battle was better than dying slowly in the Russian concentration camps. They hid in the basements and sewers and continued to resist. In the end, 2,418 people were killed and 8,646 were captured.
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