Stalingrad (Part 3): The Final Stand of the 6th Army 🪖

For educational purposes<br /><br />At the beginning of January 1943, the situation for the soldiers of the 6th Army was hopeless, completely exhausted, half-starved and apathetic.<br /><br />The men lay in their positions in freezing temperatures. <br /><br />They could no longer defend themselves, their ammunition was almost used up. <br /><br />Then, on January 8, 1943, the Soviets offered the 6th Army honorable surrender conditions. <br /><br />But Hitler forbade Paulus from giving up combat. The senseless deaths continued.