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re: 73 Years ago today: Battle of Stalingrad ends with the surrender of 6th Army
Posted on 2/2/16 at 12:37 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 2/2/16 at 12:37 pm to Darth_Vader
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Gen Paulus
Promoted by Hitler to Field Marshal via radio just prior to 6th Army's surrender. Hitler did this in hopes of spurring von Paulus to fight to the death, as no German Field Marshal in history had ever been captured by the enemy.
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Posted on 2/2/16 at 12:45 pm to Godfather1
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Promoted by Hitler to Field Marshal via radio just prior to 6th Army's surrender. Hitler did this in hopes of spurring von Paulus to fight to the death, as no German Field Marshal in history had ever been captured by the enemy.
True except for one minor fact. His name was just Friedrich Paulus, not von Paulus. He did not have the "von" title.
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