January 24 1943 – General Friedrich von Paulus is Denied Permission to Surrender in the Battle of Stalingrad

January 24 1943 – General Friedrich von Paulus is Denied Permission to Surrender in the Battle of StalingradRate this post Fighting the bitter cold of Russian winter and resolute defenders, not to mention hunger and fatigue, the 6th German Army could make no progress. Five months after entering Soviet territory, General Friedrich von Paulus sent a message to Adolf Hitler seeking permission to surrender the German position near Stalingrad on January 24, 1943. Der Fuhrer flatly refused the request, setting his soldiers up for a crushing defeat. In late August 1942, Nazi battalions had already pushed into western Russia and galloped to victories against overmatched Soviet troops. Determined to capture […]