why did not the german sixth army ever break out of stalingrad at the battle of stalingrad?

Answer 1

Hitlers direct command to fight to the last man and NO RETREATING. Interesting side note, he had the same command to his general in the African desert. But the Desert Fox disobeyed and did order a general retreat at Al Elemein. Of course he was the darling of the German army which made it easier to disobey the Fuhrer.

Answer 2

The Sixth German army was cut off from the rest of the front and the German 4th Panzer Army were unable to relieve it . The Luftwaffe tried top resupply the sixth army but didn't have enough planes to do it. The German Sixth army fought for about four months before it was forced to surrender. The Reasons for the lost were,in my opinion, lack of clear sight for the situation by Hitler and the failure of the German General Staff to stand up to the little paperhanger even though they had no confidence in him.

Answer 3

First, Hitler saw the city as key to a German victory over Russia as it was the namesake of their leader Joseph Stallin. Initially they were ordered not to abandon the fight. As time passed the Russians, equally aware of the symbolic importance of the city, shipped winter harded troops from Siberia (the battle against Japan had wained by that point) to reenforce the troops on the ground at Stallingrad. Additionally the Russian commander was "replaced" with a new commander who went on an all out offensive focused on surrounding the city. As the weather turned so did the fortunes of the Germans. The winter ready Russian army was able to resupply and press the fight while the now surrounded German army was low on supplies and faced starvation and hypothermea. Hitler had thought his victory would be so swift that he failed to equip his troops with winter gear. Finally, Stallin ordered all factories in and around the city to be moved over the Ural Moutains beyond the reach of the German air force which had failed to produce a long range bomber so production suffered only briefly for the Russians while the Germans faced Allied air raids from England, and overwhelming losses of armor (2900 units) suffered at Kursk by the Germans and the inability of armor to function in winter conditions meant there was no way for the Germans to muster the forces which would have been necessary to relive the soldiers in Stalingrad.

Answer 4

The above answer is correct; however, it was even worse than that for the Germans. The Soviets drew a line in the sand at Stalingrad. Stalin was prepared to sacrifice the lives of every last man, woman, and child in the Soviet Union to stop the German advance. The Stalingrad defenders faced certain death at the hands of the Soviet secret police if they they retreated. They had no choice but to fight, with their bare hands if necessary. No army with that kind of resolve can be defeated...

Answer 5

They attacked in November. The German army was not equipped to endure a Russian winter, they had trouble getting supplies because of weather. They repeatedly requested more troops, they were denied, they asked time & again to retreat but were told to hold. The were finally surrounded, had almost run out of amunition, were starving & freezing, they finally had to surrender. Over a 100 thousand German troops were taken prisoner by the Russians, very few were ever seen again. A very few were released after the war. Stalingrad was quite a ways from Germany, they could not even be supplied by air, nor could they get out by plane since Hitler ordered them to stay.

Answer 6

All answers above ring true. There were many reasons Germany failed to achieve victory. One of the main reasons not mentioned above is the same thing that has happened to many countries for WWII to today. Hitler and Nazi Germany had organized one of the greatest military forces in the history of the world BUT who should run it? The Politicians, (Hitler was a politician he was never a military strategist) or the Military (Hitler's entire staff advised against the strategy applied to the 6th Army)?

Answer 7

They were under direct commands from Hitler and he just waited too long. That is the short answer. The German army also had huge logistical problems which also played into the entire Russian campaign.

Answer 8

well let,s see your the German army your in a country that is not your own facing's a enemy with a 3 to one ratio over your you are several hundred mile away from home there pissed off as hell you invaded your country and the guy who is telling the German general,s how to win the war is a complete nutcase i think that about sum,s it up don,t you

Answer 9

the same military tactical situation that ruined napoleon's army - the russian winter.

the germans actually went into the largest nation in the world without WINTER gear.

this was a huge mistake...

Answer 10

Break out how?
Surounded, No winter gear, No transport, No food or ammo, Little air support, The relief force stopped from linking up. Not possible............