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Battle of Stalingrad ends with Nazis defeated...
Battle of Stalingrad ends with Nazis defeated...
Item # 725491
February 01, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1943
* Battle of Stalingrad ending
* Nazis 1st major loss in WWII
* One of the bloodiest battles in history
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "NAZIS' STALINGRAD CHIEF CAPTURED, ONE OF LAST 2 POCKETS WIPED OUT" with subheads. Related map on page 2. (see) Coverage on the closing events of the Battle of Stalingrad which was considered the 1st major loss for the Nazis and a major turning point during World War II.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition, nice condition.
background: By January 31, 1943, the Battle of Stalingrad reached its psychological and strategic climax as Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrendered his southern forces from the basement of the ruined Univermag department store, defying Adolf Hitler’s implicit order to commit suicide. Just a day prior, Hitler had promoted Paulus to the highest military rank, a calculated move intended to ensure the commander would die by his own hand rather than become the first German Field Marshal in history to be captured alive. However, trapped in a frozen pocket of rubble with no remaining ammunition, fuel, or food, and presiding over a hollowed-out 6th Army decimated by typhus and starvation, Paulus chose surrender over a "heroic" death. While a smaller northern pocket under General Karl Strecker continued to hold out for two more days, the surrender on the 31st effectively broke the back of the German offensive in the East. This moment shattered the myth of Nazi invincibility, signaling a permanent shift in the war's momentum as the Soviet Union began its relentless westward drive toward Berlin.
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