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This week in the War, 25–31 January 1943: Surrender at Stalingrad

This week in  the war, on 31 January 1943—one day after he had been promoted to Field Marshal—Paulus surrendered at his headquarters in Stalingrad. He became to the highest ranking German officer ever to be captured. The Soviets were already in the centre … Continue reading

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