'End of the Sixth Army. Field Marshal Paulus during his interrogation at Red Army HQ Bippa', 1943
Photograph, World War Two, Eastern Front (1941-1945), 1943.
The Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943) was the turning point in the history of World War Two. The Axis powers suffered around 850,000 casualties and never recovered from the defeat inflicted upon them by the Red Army. After months of bitter fighting, Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus' Sixth Army surrendered to the Soviets on 2 February 1943.
One of 26 British and Soviet official photographs.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2007-03-1-5
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2007-03-1-5
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