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Stalingrad 1942-43 (1)
The German Advance to the Volga
Taschenbuch von Robert Forczyk
Sprache: Englisch

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After failing to defeat the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Adolf Hitler planned a new campaign for the summer of 1942 that was intended to achieve a decisive victory: Operation Blue (Case Blau). In this new campaign, Hitler directed that one army group (Heeresgruppe A) would advance to seize the Soviet oilfields in the Caucasus, while the other (Heeresgruppe B) pushed on to the Volga River.

The expectation was for a rapid victory - instead, German forces had to fight hard just to reach the outskirts of Stalingrad, and then found themselves embroiled in a protracted urban battle amid the ruins of a devastated city on the Volga. The Soviet Red Army was hit hard by the initial German offensive but held onto the city and then launched Operation Uranus, a winter counteroffensive that encircled the German 6. Armee at Stalingrad. Despite a desperate German relief operation, the Red Army eventually crushed the German forces and hurled the remnants of the German southern front back in disorder.

This first volume in the Stalingrad trilogy covers the period from 28 June to 11 September 1942, including operations around Voronezh. The fighting in the Don Bend, which lasted weeks, comprised some of the largest tank battles of World War II - involving more armour than the tanks employed at Prokhorovka in 1943.
After failing to defeat the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Adolf Hitler planned a new campaign for the summer of 1942 that was intended to achieve a decisive victory: Operation Blue (Case Blau). In this new campaign, Hitler directed that one army group (Heeresgruppe A) would advance to seize the Soviet oilfields in the Caucasus, while the other (Heeresgruppe B) pushed on to the Volga River.

The expectation was for a rapid victory - instead, German forces had to fight hard just to reach the outskirts of Stalingrad, and then found themselves embroiled in a protracted urban battle amid the ruins of a devastated city on the Volga. The Soviet Red Army was hit hard by the initial German offensive but held onto the city and then launched Operation Uranus, a winter counteroffensive that encircled the German 6. Armee at Stalingrad. Despite a desperate German relief operation, the Red Army eventually crushed the German forces and hurled the remnants of the German southern front back in disorder.

This first volume in the Stalingrad trilogy covers the period from 28 June to 11 September 1942, including operations around Voronezh. The fighting in the Don Bend, which lasted weeks, comprised some of the largest tank battles of World War II - involving more armour than the tanks employed at Prokhorovka in 1943.
Über den Autor
Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland and a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves having served 18 years as an armour officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Dr Forczyk is currently a consultant in the Washington, DC area.
Zusammenfassung
The battle is ever-present in popular culture, inspiring films (Enemies at the Gates, Stalingrad), video games (Call of Duty: World at War, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad), board games (Pavlov's House) and more.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology

Opposing Commanders
Opposing Forces plus Order of Battle, 28 June 1942
Opposing Plans
The Campaign

Analysis
The Battlefield Today
Further Reading
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: 20. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472842657
ISBN-10: 1472842650
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Forczyk, Robert
Illustrator: Noon, Steve
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 246 x 184 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Forczyk
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.01.2021
Gewicht: 0,31 kg
Artikel-ID: 118036795
Über den Autor
Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland and a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves having served 18 years as an armour officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Dr Forczyk is currently a consultant in the Washington, DC area.
Zusammenfassung
The battle is ever-present in popular culture, inspiring films (Enemies at the Gates, Stalingrad), video games (Call of Duty: World at War, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad), board games (Pavlov's House) and more.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology

Opposing Commanders
Opposing Forces plus Order of Battle, 28 June 1942
Opposing Plans
The Campaign

Analysis
The Battlefield Today
Further Reading
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: 20. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472842657
ISBN-10: 1472842650
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Forczyk, Robert
Illustrator: Noon, Steve
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 246 x 184 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Forczyk
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.01.2021
Gewicht: 0,31 kg
Artikel-ID: 118036795
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