Comments by "Cary Black" (@caryblack5985) on "Could Paulus have abandoned Stalingrad before encirclement? BATTLESTORM STALINGRAD E37" video.

  1. Well argued and comprehensive. It is ludicrous to think a major withdrawal of all the forces in Stalingrad could be done in a day or two. The disposition of the forces scattered both within the city and along the northern perimeter would take quite a time to organize and lines of defense were absolutely necessary or the units of the 6th Army would be easily defeated if they lacked any cohesion.
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  2. They outproduced the Germans in tanks, aircraft and artillery in every year from 1942 on. They put together a large force of troops that the Germans did not think they could. They executed a plan of encirclement when the Germans believed that since they had defeated every attack on the northern line that it would necessarily fail.
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  3. That question has several aspects. The Germans believed the attack would come in the center and that the Soviets could not manage two great offenses at the same time. They were prepared for for Mars in the center but not for Uranus in the south. They were also overconfident as they has beaten back all the Kotluban attacks in the north (there were 4). They overestimated themselves and underestimated the Soviets.
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  4. This helps explain some of the reasons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry_corps_(Soviet_Union)
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  5. It was the Romanians who complained the loudest about the Soviet buildup opposite them. The warnings were ignored.
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  6. Well what was the reason? Do you know?
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  7. Yes they could have used them but how long would it take them to get to Stalingrad? That assumes they were sent on their way months ago.
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  8. They lost land to the USSR and wanted that back. They were anticommunist and hated the Soviets. Hitler promised them additional land from the USSR including Odessa.
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  9. Yes they knew they were under equipped and did not have the training the Germans had. They saw the weakness and exploited it.
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  10. Not what they could do when they had fully learned the lesson of combined arms and improved tactical and operational efforts. That would show up in 1944 in Operation Bagration.
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  11. Halderr said and Hitler agreed it would take a week to 10days but Pauklus did not agree and asked for 2 FRESH divisions.
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  12. But what is early breakout? November 19 when Uranus was launched Nov 21 when it started to accelerate Nov 22 when the two pincers were approaching Kalach or Nov 23 when the Germans were encircled or a date after?
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  13. It means there were very few roads and minimal landmarks to follow on the Steppes.
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  14.  @nemiw4429  No they had a different system and would never would be long term friends withrthe US and UK but did not think there would be any immediate war with them.
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