Godfather Airsoft: The Battle of Stalingrad

This op occured on November 6, 2011 at GF Outdoor Field. More Events and all things airsoft at http://www.godfatherairsoft.com

The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southwestern Russia. The battle took place between 23 August 1942 and 2 February 1943. It was among the largest on the Eastern Front and was marked by its brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties. It was amongst the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare with the higher estimates of combined casualties amounting to nearly two million. In its defeat, the crippling losses suffered by Germany's military proved to be insurmountable for the war. The battle was a turning point in the war, after which the German forces attained no further strategic victories in the East.

The German offensive to capture Stalingrad commenced in late summer 1942, supported by intensive Luftwaffe bombing which reduced much of the city to rubble. The German offensive eventually became bogged down in house-to-house fighting; and despite controlling over 90% of the city at times, the Wehrmacht was unable to dislodge the last Soviet defenders clinging tenaciously to the west bank of the Volga River.

In November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus; a two-pronged attack, targeted at the inferior Romanian and Italian forces which were protecting the German 6th Army flanks. The success of these attacks caused the weakly held flanks to collapse and the 6th Army to be cut off and surrounded inside Stalingrad. As the Russian winter set in, the 6th Army weakened rapidly from cold, starvation and ongoing Soviet attacks. Command ambiguity coupled with Adolf Hitler's resolute belief in the "power of the will" and the value of "standing fast" further compounded the German predicament. Eventually, the failure to break the encirclement by relieving German forces, coupled with the failure of re-supply by air, caused the final collapse. By early February 1943, German resistance in Stalingrad had ceased and the remaining elements of the surrounded 6th Army had either surrendered or had been destroyed.

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[xXDEADSHOOTERXx]

how about a 13+ age limit because there were a couple of 10 year olds on my team(nazis) and the other team(red army) that were extremely annoying and paranoid. Also they wouldn't call hits, spawn camped, and complained alot

[Gamer4051]

0:58

Guy in MarPat wearing a 1 Cav Division SSI. -_-

[Courage68]

@xXDEADSHOOTERXx They ? Not trying to bust ur bubble but your team wasn't perfect. Both sides weren't calling hits. . . .as for the other stuff ur complaining about i cant talk for my entire team "red army" but 3 of my friends and I were having a ball. Guess some people forget its just a game

[xSSxAryanFury]

I was the "Sieg Heil!" guy at 2:58. I probably looked like an idiot because I was one of the only ones who got into character with an MP40 and STG44 with SS uniform but it was worth it :)

[petesamek]

we're fonna WIN!  We're gonna kick their ass! lol that was my friend in that vid. I was there too.

[evilwaffle98]

WHY IS THERE AN AMERICAN FLAG IN "TH BATTLE OF STALINGRAD"?!?!?!