Paulus's Late August Mistake? BATTLESTORM STALINGRAD E14

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Historians accuse Paulus of making a huge mistake outside Stalingrad, which may have contributed to the defeat of the 6th Army. This is certainly up for debate though, as we will see in this episode of Battlestorm. Looking at the maps, and examining the circumstances, it's doubtful that Paulus could be blamed for this, and that von Weichs, or Hoth may be the more appropriate targets for criticism. That said, Paulus has made a mistake, just not the mistake most historians point out at this time. Luckily for us, Russian historian Alexey Isaev has pointed out this error in his book "Stalingrad: City on Fire" (highly recommended).

(This was formerly S5/E14)

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Jokes apart, this episode was great. We get a very clear picture at all levels, from Grand Strategy to local tactics. Interesting as well, the analysis of Paulus's (in)decisions. He seems to have his hands tied, but it's yet a few days before all Soviet units fall back on the Volga, so he and Hoth still can try and catch them in their nets.
Five seasons before reaching the city... Here we can grasp the sheer dimensions of the campaign, and the significance of the fighting prior to Stalingrad itself.

antonjoly
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Captain Swear word, a legendary commander of the Eastern Front.

Shinji_
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I was out working in the garden and my wife yelled "Honey, TIK just uploaded a video." I threw the shovel across the yard, sprinted in and clicked. Knee Deep, in Mud, stuck in a trench with no way out!

IrishTechnicalThinker
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from a recent Alexei Isayev's live Q&A stream:
- question: do you watch TIC? what do you think of him?
- Alexei: yes, I do, enjoy it. TIC is a really smart guy!

fiddlersgreen
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Captain Youtubecensorship - i love that guy.

hakdov
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DROP EVERYTHING!!! CANCEL ALL PLANS

BATTLESTORM STALINGRAD is on!!

beanhavok
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Could you guys imagine if TIK did all of WWII chronologically like this? I feel like we knew nothing about Stalingrad until the visuals make it clear. Just imagine the whole eastern front getting done at this level of detail.

richardmartin
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Poor captain Fokin.
Fokin derives from the ancient Greek name Foka, Φωκάς, meaning "a seal" (sea mammal) and means simply Foka's son.

alexalexin
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I appreciate you going out of your way to defend or at least explain Paulus' decisions. Give him his dues where its due, good and bad. Kinda similar to the Italians now that I think about it.

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7:36 - Falk on Fokin, or how to get banished from social media without actually violating policy

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My great grandfather on my mothers side fought with the 40th army of the 2nd ukranian front from the very first day. Finished the war in Czechoslovakia, june 1945. Took part in over 180 battles, never seriously injured. Came out with a lot of medals, and still kept his smile and warm personality. Passed away in his early 50s (1968) as a lieutenant colonel 😪

HOTSHTMAN
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This S5/E14 covers only August 31st events - one day event, which I am always fascinated. Two thumbs up again, TIK! As Glantz and House described the Great Patriotic War ( or Eastern Front) in October 1941, the same sentence could be applied to August 1942 for battle of Stalingrad.
" By late August 1942, the Wehrmacht (6th Army and 4th Panzer Army) and Red Army (62nd and 64th Army) resembled two punch-drunken boxers, staying precariously on their feet but rapidly losing the power to hurt each other. Like prize-fighters with swollen eyes, they were unable to see their opponents with sufficient clarity to judge their relative endurance. ( page 81-82, When Titans Clashed ; How the Red Army Stopped Hiter )

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Everybody gangsta till Captain Swear Word shows up.

alexfilma
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Having a few day off from work, a cup of tea, a joint and a new battlestorm episode. Makes Monday's a really good day.

northland
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Another Battlestorm Stalingrad video is the perfect birthday present, thank you TiK.

Thranduil
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Captain Swear Word, the man every soldier eventually meets and grows to love.

RedGreekWolf
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The ongoing situation and the commentary are riveting! Just following this contest of wills is almost unbearable, I could not even begin to imagine what it must have been like for those involved. Only with this level of detail do we perhaps really begin to get some sort of feel for what the tension must have been like. Keep up the great work TIK! On the edge of my seat for the next instalment.

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It's becoming ever more clear that 3 major factors keep emerging here: 1. Paulus, although competent, shouldn't have been in charge of arguably the most important army in southern Russia. He lacked initiative, foresight, and dash.
2. The supply situation was critical as to be comical as to be crucial to the outcome. If the Army Group had been sufficiently supplied ( as has been proven it could have been ) then Stalingrad may have been taken earlier.
3. The High Command OKH, OKW, was completely out of touch with the situation on the ground, and just as Prof Ian Kershaw said 'Hitler believed he simply had to wave his hand over the map and it would be so'.

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Tik I was just watching your Crusader Battlestorm and its great how your formula for battlestorm has improved from its begginings, cant wait to see how good they next one will be.

rubenmelchor
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Great commentary and analysis! So actually the Soviet attacks on the pincer north of Stalingrad prevented an encirclement in the centre, as well as a rapid breakthrough into Stalingrad... It would have to be a hard slog.
While a new front against the southern pincer prevented other units being freed to support the central assault. Well what an entanglement. Who was being outmanoeuvred here? ;)

So there was some "writing on the wall" at this stage - for those who wished to see it.

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