re: 73 Years ago today: Battle of Stalingrad ends with the surrender of 6th Army

Re the comments about Hitler's double front being insane, if you read the Rise & Fall of The Third Reich, it was Hitler's "plan" to defeat England before the U.S. had time to get organized for war, leaving the U.S. no base to operate from in fighting Germany. He also felt, as noted here, that Russia would fold its cards before the U.S. got involved.