Tag: OKW
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History, on this day : 80 years ago, Nazi Feldmarschall Friedrich Paulus surrenders in Stalingrad
when the European Nazi armies lose WW2 The battle for Stalingrad is the climax of WW2. After a failure in front of Moscow in January 1942, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) targeted southern Russia in June. The planned goals were the oil fields in the Caucasus. On the north flank of the offensive from Ukraine,…
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History, on this day : 80 years ago, operation Uranus
when the European Nazi armies lost WW2 The battle for Stalingrad is the climax of WW2. After a failure in front of Moscow in January, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) targets southern Russia in June. The planned goals are the oil fields in the Caucasus. On the north flank of the offensive from Ukraine, the…