May our battle be an example to the present and coming generations that they must never capitulate even in a hopeless situation, for then Germany will be victorious. On January 29, Paulus sent the following message to Hitler: 'On the 10th anniversary of your assumption of power, the Sixth Army hails its 'FР“Сhrer.' The swastika flag is still flying above Stalingrad. A German relief operation, after many delays, arrived to try and break the encirclement -Р’В and failed.Р”Вespite these dire circumstances, General Paulus obeyed Hitler's order to 'stand and fight,РІР‚Сњ rejecting a Soviet offer to surrender on January 8, 1943. ConsequentlyР’В many German soldiers died, not from fighting, but from starvation and hypothermia. Then winter set in, with temperatures dropping as low as -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit).

With the advance of the Red Army, supplies began dwindling further. Over the course of several weeks, Germany's Luftwaffe attempted to provide necessary supplies. And soon, their situation began to deteriorate.

Stubbornly, both parties held their positions. Similarly, Stalin told his forces in July 'not to move an inch.' Hitler, in turn, demanded they hold their position. In late November, the Red Army had encircled Germany's entire Sixth Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army - together, almost 300,000 German soldiers. By this time, however, Soviet forces had launched a two-pronged attack to encircle the German troops. Despite fierce resistance, the Wehrmacht did succeed in conquering most of Stalingrad by mid-November 1942. General Friedrich Paulus surrendered, despite Hitler's ordersР”В«ack then, Hitler had claimed: 'The Russians are exhausted.' His assessment proved to be wildly inaccurate.

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