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No greenery remained. Chuikov takes over command of Stalingrad Subordinate to Zhukov Chuikov is amazed by what has happened to Stalingrad. Fight for the railway station. Red Army pushed to the very edge of the Volga Germans attacked the central railway station - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Chuikov takes over command of Stalingrad

Subordinate to Zhukov

Chuikov is amazed by what has happened to Stalingrad

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Fight for the railway station

Red Army pushed to the very edge of the Volga

Germans attacked the central railway station

Changed hands fifteen times in three days

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Resembled an earthquake

The city resembled the aftermath of an earthquake

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“Bitter fighting”

Soviet Advantage

Fighting at night benefited the Soviets

“Bitter fighting”

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The mentality of the soldiers

Stalingrad defies military explanation

Chuikov inspired his men

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All this was watched by Zhukov as he planned Operation Uranus

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Operation Uranus

1 million Russian soldiers

14,000 heavy artillery

1000 tanks

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Operation Uranus

November 19, 1942

First fully prepared Soviet attack of the Second World War

Aimed at the weaker Romanian forces

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Uranus pinched

Within four days Soviet forces surround the Germans

The Russian pincer movement works and the two Russian forces meet 100km west of Stalingrad

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Germans trapped

Hitler orders Paulus to remain near Stalingrad

The Luftwaffe promised to supply the German Army with food

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A field marshal never surrenders

Paulus is promoted to Field Marshall

Hitler did this expecting Paulus to kill himself rather than surrender

Paulus is captured in a cellar the next day

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Results of Stalingrad

Germans finally suffered a defeat in the war’

Their mantra of being an invincible army was shattered

Provided a morale boost for the allied nations


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