Survivors of Stalingrad
Subtitle: eyewitness accounts from the Sixth Army, 1942-1943
By: edited by Reinhold Busch ; translated by Geoffrey Brooks ; foreword by Roger Moorhouse
Publisher: Frontline Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781848327665
Subjects: Prisoners of war; Germany; World War, 1939-1945; Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943; German Personal narratives; Germany. Heer. Armee, 6.; Biography; History
Work titles: Stalingrad. English
Description: In November 1942 - in a devastating counter-attack from outside the city - Soviet forces smashed the German siege and encircled Stalingrad, trapping some 290,000 soldiers of the 6th Army inside. For almost three months, during the harshest part of the Russian winter, the German troops endured atrocious conditions. Freezing cold and reliant on dwindling food supplies from Luftwaffe air drops, thousands died from starvation, frostbite or infection if not from the fighting itself. This important work reconstructs the grim fate of the 6th Army in full for the first time by examining the little-known story of the field hospitals and central dressing stations. The author has trawled through hundreds of previously unpublished reports, interviews, diaries and newspaper accounts to reveal the experiences of soldiers of all ranks, from simple soldiers to generals. The book includes first-hand accounts of soldiers who were wounded or fell ill and were flown out of the encirclement; as well as those who fought to the bitter end and were taken prisoner by the Soviets. They reflect on the severity of the fighting, and reveal the slowly ebbing hopes for survival. Together they provide an illuminating and tragic portrait of the appalling events at Stalingrad.
Notes: Originally published in German as Stalingrad : der Untergang der 6. Armee in 2012 by Ares Verlag. The information written on the title page verso is incorrect.

Includes bibliographical references.