German Field Marshal : Friedrich Paulus – Stalingrad WW2- Part 1 May 16, 2018 Unipro2013main Stalingrad, The Third Reich, WW2, WW2 Documentaries, ww2 Eastern Front </p> <h2>Field Marshal</h2> <p> “Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus (23 September 1890 — 1 February 1957) was an officer in the German military from 1910 to 1945. He attained the rank of Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II, and is best known for having commanded the Sixth Army’s assault on Stalingrad during Operation Blue in 1942. The battle ended in disaster for Nazi Germany when approximately 270,000 soldiers of the Wehrmacht, Axis allies, and Hilfswillige were encircled and defeated in a massive Soviet counterattack in November 1942, with casualties reaching as high as 740,000.”</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
