The Battle of Stalingrad: Jul 1942 - Feb 1943 | World War II Documentary

With the onset of Spring 1942, the war in the east was ready to begin again but the problem of supplies particularly of oil was forever a worry for the German High Command and so they planned for an offensive that if successful would not only alleviate their fuel shortage but also deny the Soviets their own fuel stocks. Part of that plan involved a city on the edge of the Volga River in eastern Ukraine. This city formerly known as Volgagrad had since been bestowed with the name of the Soviet leader himself and while few people before the war knew it even existed, in the decades since its name has adorned almost every history book as an example of what occurs when two powerful forces clash and refuse to submit to the other. This is the story of the Battle for Stalingrad. Welcome to Wars of the World.

0:00 Introduction
2:38 The German 6th Army
8:37 "Fall Blau"
16:33 The Offensive Begins
22:03 The Division of Army Group South
27:27 Not One Step Back
45:34 A Cold Snap!
55:40 A Winter Storm
1:04:16 The Tightening Noose
1:09:38 Aftermath

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Narrated by: Will Earl
Written & Researched by: Tony Wilkins
Edited by: James Wade & Kieran Kennerley

History Should Never Be Forgotten...

[kylereese]

An hour and 11 minute fantastic documentary, and no ads!? This is for sure my new favorite channel.

[historygeek]

It's fascinating how many people fought in just one city.

[ripwednesdayadams]

This is one of the best documentaries on the Battle of Stalingrad that I have ever seen. It’s more thorough and contains more footage than both of the Netflix and the BBC series “WWII in Color.” Great job. Can’t wait to watch more.

[flyyhighhr]

The human price of the USSR's win in WW2 is insane, every time I look up how many casualties each country had it really blows my mind
Edit: I'm talking about all casualties, civilian and enlisted.

[TheLeadSled]

The very moment Hitler's armies stepped foot in the USSR the clock began ticking down on the Third Reich.

[krzysztofbaus]

The Battle of Stalingrad is the turning point in the war. The Soviet win changed the course of the war. The Soviet victory was celebrated in occupied Europe as the first sign that the Germans may lose in the East. By Germany's standards their losses were huge, never before they lost an entire army yet alone the best army in Wehrmacht (most awarded of the entire German armed forces - Hitler is on record saying that this army can conquer the hell itself). Just 6 months after Stalingrad, there was the Battle of Kursk which the Soviets won. After Kursk onwards the Germans lost ability to mount a serious offensive, lost initiative and were able of only defensive war, though very effective but always moving back. Stalingrad changed the war from the German victory to a struggle to preserve a chance of winning. After Kursk the Germans lost the war. By the way, the help from the USA just after Kursk started arriving in meaningful quantities therefore Stalingrad and Kursk were won by the Soviets on their own. Therefore, the II World War was won before the USA industrial might started serious delivery to Russia. This is the reason that historians agree that the Soviets won the II War World alone. It is hard to swallow but that the facts. Before the Kursk, Great Britain's help was greater than from the USA, but it was not much as the Brits needed for themselves also.
I just would like to add that Russia moved their industry beyond the range of Luftwaffe, from the European part (which was virtually all industry) to beyond Ural mountain in the war conditions under enormous pressure from fast advancing Germans - this is the main reason that there was a period where the Russians lacked everything. The reestablished industrial complex already in the middle of 1943 outstripped the Germans war production. One has to realise how mammoth task that was, yet the Russians achieved that, and winning critical battles at the same time.

[leviwestphal]

The strategic minds needed to control this war over such monsterous distances & the pure size of this war, will always blow my mind.

[ToddiusMaximus]

Stalingrad documentary? YES 🙌🏻 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[shane]

Outstanding video! Been looking for something new for a while--thumbs up.

[joeblow]

Great one hour video on the greatest battle in modern warfare.
I will spend the remainder of my life dedicated to studying the conflict between Germany and the Soviet union.

[mchrome]

Besides a few minor issues one of the most comprehensive and insightful videos I’ve watched on The battle of Stalingrad and I’ve watched them all multiple times and this video is a good addition.

[Bar-Del]

The soviet union had documents stating there were over 11, 000 stalingrad holdouts after the official battle ended. Mark Felton did a great video on this.

[seibertmccormick]

This was a very good documentary. It gave fresh information to a subject I have seen many documentaries about before. A small correction: At 1:11:21 you say that in 1953, Paulus was returned to Communist West Germany. I'm sure you meant East Germany.

[ecuadorexpat]

My Father was in that operation ..got seriously wounded before reaching Stalingrad and sent back to Germany..Since I didnt grow up w him I always wonder if he took part in any of the atrocities on the way here..His brother in law died in Stalingrad ..Truly horrific times and only 80 years ago !!!!

[charleschase]

Detailed, fine-grained doc. Good work.

[REALDEALMMA]

Stalingrad was not in the Ukraine but Southwestern Russia .. close to the Ukraine though, love your content

[stutzbearcat]

What happened with Paulis after Stalingrad - and the war - is in some ways just as fascinating as the battle.
He was treated very well by the Soviets.
An interesting man.

[smalldollars]

My grandfather flew in Veitnam and we were told not to ask.. he also never talked about his service!! His funeral made us all understand

[sjreal]

yeah.. an hour long episode! Lovely 👌🏻👍🏻

[ahmetpekmez]

Bu belgeseli hazırlayanlara çok teşekkür ederim. No war.