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Originally Published in German as 'Der Untergang der 6. Armee' (2012)This English Edition first Translated & Edited (2014)Edited & Collected by Reinhold Busch, Translated & Edited Geoffrey BrooksIn November 1942 as the Battle for Stalingrad reached its peak, the Russians launched a devastating counter-attack from their own defensive positions outside of the city, surprising and overwhelming Axis Forces, their actions effectively ended the German siege and any hope of capturing the city. The once attacking Wehrmacht force is soon fighting for its very survival after having been quickly cut off, encircled, and trapped behind the Russian advance. Now remaining inside this defensive pocket are a mixed force of some 290 000 surviving members of the Wehrmacht - mainly members of 6. Armee - who against all odds went onto hold out for almost 12 weeks after encirclement. These now besieged soldiers and their support units were to find themselves forced to endure atrocious weather & battle conditions, and were soon almost totally reliant on the Luftwaffe for their own survival. After such a dramatic reversal of fortune effected the attacking force, morale fell almost as quickly as their dwin

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Author

Reinhold Busch, Translated and Edited by, Geoffrey Brooks, Introduction by, Roger Moorhouse

Publisher

Pen & Sword Books Limited

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781473842250

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir