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Obviously, Paulus wouldn't have taken over the 6th army in 1942 and Reichenau would have been in command for the sommer offense. Would there even have been a Stalingrad? Would the germans have won the war?

2007-03-10 06:49:09 · 2 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2 in Arts & Humanities History

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I don't think it would have made much difference, as by that time Hitler was making all the Strategic decisions. After all, Paulus wasn't the one who decided Stalingrad was so important in the first place. It's possible that Reichenau would have been willing to disobey Hitler once the 6th Army was trapped and attempt a breakout, but given that the Red Army was expecting such an attempt and was quite well prepared for it, I believe the chances of a successful breakout were quite low. In fact, such an attempt could easily have led to the Sixth Army being destroyed even earlier, as they would have been leaving behind the easily defended rubble of Stalingrad to attack across wide open frozen steppes against a much stronger force. And by holding out until the end of Jan, 6th Army did keep sizable Red Army forces tied down in the vicinity of Stalingrad that could otherwise have been used to cut off German forces retreating from the Caucaus.

2007-03-10 07:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by Captain Hammer 6 · 1 0

No, because Allied victory was assured by America's joining the war in December 1941.
Take the word of an honest Brit.

2007-03-10 18:21:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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