Survivors of Stalingrad: Eyewitness Accounts from the 6th

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Survivors of Stalingrad: Eyewitness Accounts from the 6th Army, 1942-43

In November 1942 â€“ in a devastating counter-attack from outside the city â€“ Soviet forces smashed the German siege and encircled Stalingrad, trapping some 290,000 soldiers of the 6th Army inside. For almost three months, during the harshest part of the Russian winter, the German troops endured atrocious conditions. Freezing cold and reliant on dwindling food supplies from Luftwaffe air drops, thousands died from starvation, frostbite or infection if not from the fighting itself. â€¨â€¨This important work reconstructs the grim fate of the 6th Army in full for the first time by examining the little-known story of the field hospitals and central dressing stations. The author has trawled through hundreds of previously unpublished reports, interviews, diaries and newspaper accounts to reveal the experiences of soldiers of all ranks, from simple soldiers to generals. â€¨â€¨The book includes first-hand accounts of soldiers who were wounded or fell ill and were flown out of the encirclement; as well as those who fought to the bitter end and were taken prisoner by the Soviets. They reflect on the severity of the fighting, and reveal the slowly ebbing hopes for survival. Together they provide an illuminating and tragic portrait of the appalling events at Stalingrad.

Country	USA
Author	Reinhold Busch
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781473842335
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Frontline Books
Manufacturer	Frontline Books
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2014-09-03
Publisher	Frontline Books
ReleaseDate	2014-10-28
Studio	Frontline Books

Survivors of Stalingrad: Eyewitness Accounts from the 6th Army, 1942-43

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