The Battle of Stalingrad was a long-lasting siege of the Nazi troops in Stalingrad. During the battle, Friedrich Paulus's 6th Army got encircle day inside the city.
Manstein tried to convince Hitler to let him break through the Soviet lines and relieve the trapped german Forces, but the 6th Army was eventually defeated and thousands of axis soldiers were taken into Soviet captivity, including Paulus himself.
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