Created by Tom Horn on 15 Apr 2011, Last Update on 15 Apr 2011

Winter Storm - 12 Dec 1942

Efforts by General Manstein to break through to the encircled 6th army at Stalingrad. Hitler's explicit order that the 6th army not break out of Stalingrad and Paulus's refusal to disobey that order doomed the attempt.

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Tags : Germany,Soviet Union,Ukraine,Land,Aerial,Europe,Combat

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