The Wehrmacht's 6th Panzer Division participated in Operation Typhoon, in the winter of 1941/42. 6th Panzer Division Heads East to the Southern Flank of the Eastern Front Red Army infantry jumping from a KV-1 heavy tank as they enter combat. They were to lead the way for Operation Winter Storm. To achieve this objective, Hitler transferred the 6th Panzer Division, then resting in France, to the Eastern Front. Hitler ordered Manstein to relieve the trapped 6th Army and salvage the situation. Generalfeldmarschal Erich von Manstein, a masterful tactician, was appointed to the Southern Russia Theatre as the commander of Heeresgruppe Don. If they were to relieve the 6th Army, they had to move quickly, or else there would be nobody left to save. Attrition was quickly taking an increasing toll on their strength. Rations were cut repeatedly, and so desperate were they that they were forced to consume even the horses that they had brought with them. The 6th Army's supply situation in Stalingrad worsened. The Luftwaffe attempted to resupply the 6th Army by air-dropping supplies, but the operation was unsuccessful. Soviet resistance had been stiff, and the Soviets were better able to supply their troops. They lacked winter equipment, because Stalingrad had been expected to fall quickly. Hitler refused any requests for permission to break out of Stalingrad, instead ordering the 6th Army to hold fast in "Fortress Stalingrad". They pressed the supporting Romanian 3rd and 4th armies holding up the flanks, and the Romanian fronts quickly collapsed. The German 6th Army was completely surrounded, and the hunter had become the hunted. On 19th November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus, attacking the flanks of the German 6th Army and surrounding them in Stalingrad.
PANZER CORPS 2 STALINGRAD FULL
Read this article to learn the full story of Operation Winter Storm! Operation Winter Storm: German 6th Panzer Division's Rush to Stalingrad Der Kessel (The Cauldron) - The Siege of Stalingrad Overturned The Battle of Stalingrad ended with the capture of the entire 6th Army. However, despite their efforts, they were unable to lift the siege. In order to lift the siege, the Germans initiated "Operation Winter Storm" in an attempt to turn the situation around. As winter set in during the Battle of Stalingrad, the surrounded and starving German 6th Army awaited defeat and capture.
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