Stalingrad - The Broken Lines (Operation Uranus 1942)

Operation Uranus (Russian: Операция «Уран», romanised: Operatsiya "Uran") was the codename of the Soviet strategic operation in World War II which led to the encirclement of the German Sixth Army, the Third and Fourth Romanian armies, and portions of the German Fourth Panzer Army. The operation formed part of the ongoing Battle of Stalingrad, and was aimed at destroying German forces in and around Stalingrad. Planning for Operation Uranus had commenced as early as September 1942, and was developed simultaneously with plans to envelop and destroy German Army Group Center and German forces in the Caucasus. The Red Army took advantage of the German army's poor preparation for winter, and its forces in the southern Soviet Union were overstretched, using weaker Romanian, Hungarian, and Italian armies to guard their flanks; the offensives' starting points were established along the section of the front directly opposite Romanian forces. These Axis armies lacked heavy equipment to deal with Soviet armor.

Given the length of the front created by the German summer offensive, aimed at taking the Caucasus oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, German and other Axis forces were forced to guard sectors beyond the length they were meant to occupy. The situation was not improved by the decision to relocate several mechanized divisions from the Soviet Union to Western Europe. Furthermore, units in the area were depleted after months of fighting, especially those which took part in the fighting in Stalingrad. The Germans could only count on the 48th Panzer Corps, which had the strength of a single panzer division, and the 29th Panzergrenadier Division as reserves to bolster their Romanian supporters on the German Sixth Army's flanks. In comparison, the Red Army deployed over one million personnel for the purpose of beginning the offensive in and around Stalingrad. Soviet troop movements were not without problems; to avoid tipping off the Germans, the Soviets tried to conceal their build-up, which was difficult. Commonly, Soviet units arrived late because of logistical frustrations. Operation Uranus was originally postponed from 8 to 17 November, and later moved back to 19 November.

At 07:20 (Moscow time) on 19 November Soviet forces on the northern flank of the Axis forces at Stalingrad began their offensive; forces in the south began on 20 November. Although Romanian units were able to repel the first attacks, by the end of 20 November the Third and Fourth Romanian armies were in headlong retreat, as the Red Army bypassed several German infantry divisions. German mobile reserves were not strong enough to parry the Soviet mechanized spearheads, while the Sixth Army did not react quickly enough to disengage German armored forces in Stalingrad and reorient them to defeat the impending threat. By late 22 November Soviet forces linked up at the town of Kalach, encircling some 290,000 men east of the Don River. Instead of attempting a breakout operation, German dictator Adolf Hitler decided to keep Axis forces in Stalingrad and resupply them by air. In the meantime, Soviet and German commanders began to plan their next movements.

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[barbelotta]

@DarkElfsDecay tu poti sa crezi ce vrei tu, respect opinia ta, dar eu le stiu ale mele si n-o sa-mi schimb niciodata parerile despre germania, marea britanie, si toti lingaii aia care ne sug petrolul de 20 de ani pe gratis, acuma vor sa fure aurul de la rosia montana.

[barbelotta]

@DarkElfsDecay rusii aia care ne-au furat din teritoriu, aia ne-au facut mai putin rau noua cu tot cu furtisagual, decat ne-au facut aia din vest.

Tu crezi ca Ceausescu a fost prost ma?

Ceausescu a fost foarte bine informat de toti , deaia a rupt toate relatile si cu estul si cu vestul.

Vestul au avut interes sa ramanem jos, estul a avut unda verde sa fure, asta a fost toata istoria.

Sa vezi tu acuma cand o sa inceapa meciu cu Iranu, o sa aibe surprize americanii cu ce arme au arabii.

[barbelotta]

@DarkElfsDecay sa nu uiti cat o sa traiesti ce-ti spun io acuma, marea britanie, probabil si vaticanul este implicat, aproape toate familile regale europe, au complotat impotriva tarii noastre, au avut interes ca sa ne tina asa, noi ne ridicam, am fost avut inventatori, tara noastra urca si ca sa nu ne lase, ne-au transformat in sclavi.

singura solutie este sa rupem toate relatile cu UE, UK, RU

creata o alianta balcanica si fiecare cu pizda lu mumasa, sa vedem cine o sa moara de foame atunci

[barbelotta]

@DarkElfsDecay britanicii si cu celelalte familii regale europene, au facut in asa fel incat noua sa ne fie rupt din teritoriu, pentru ei tara noastra era o problema, avem resurse si (am fost) o tara cu oameni inteligenti, creativi, cu toate astea ei au spus asa: "ii facem sclavi sa putem sa le controlam resursele" (petrol, aur), au dat unda verde la rusi sa rupa din teritoriu si dupaia totul este istorie, au trebuit liderii nostri sa mearga sa ceara ajutor tot de la ei.

[barbelotta]

@DarkElfsDecay Noi acuma platim pentru crimele comise de tara noastra in al doilea razboi mondial, platim dublu pt. ca am si tradat, asta prima la mana.

Noi nu trebuie sa fim niciodata pro cu tarile: Germania, Austria, Danemarca, toate alea din centru, si nici cu britanicii, si-am sa-ti spun de ce ca sa vezi ca ei ne-au distrus noua viata si viitorul.

Tara noastra a fost atacata din toate partile social si economic, au avut interes sa ne rupa din teritoriu, au crezut ca ne ridicam prea tare.

[DarkElfsDecay]

@barbelotta si sa intors viu,printre foarte putinii si am auzit foarte multe de la el total diferit fata de ce vezi/auzi in filmele americane! dupa ce ne-am alaturat axei eram prieteni si cu italienii si cu ungurii si cu nemtii si cu f multe alte tari europene care au incercat defapt sa previna o invazie a bolsevismului/comunismului in europa!!! au dat gres, evreii i-au pus dupa razboi la punct cu lagarele lor de care se folosesc si azi si dezastrul de la noi e din cauza comunismului

[DarkElfsDecay]

@barbelotta serios?? sau esti doar un alt spalat pe creier care mananca tot ce e scris de invingatori??? chiar crezi ca Antonescu a fost un tradator si ca nemtii ne-au vrut raul??? singurul motiv pentru care o parte din transilvania a fost data ungurilor a fost pentru ca ei s-au aliat inaintea noastra axei, lafel cum au facut-o si bulgarii! uita-te numai la statistici sau intreaba si tu batranii care mai traiesc.. care au fost mai rai, nemtii sau rusii!?! si bunicul meu a fost acolo.

[thomas705]

counter stroke 1:35 (Operation Uranus 1942)  2:11 cuting deep into the rear XD

[C00LPHONE]

@1236sason hahahahaha man

[1236sason]

operation your anus