Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes Vehicle Personnel Carrier thanks to the Blitzkrieg strategy

thanks to the Blitzkrieg strategy – lightning warfare – German troops broke through Allied defenses with unprecedented speed and precision

Its 120mm rifled main gun and advanced armour made it one of the most formidable tanks of its time

There were further similarities too: blasted landscapes

COBI Armed Forces 1:35 scale German self-propelled howitzer PzH 2000

Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes Vehicle Personnel Carrier thanks to the Blitzkrieg strategyBy Jonathan Trigg Hardback Five months, one week and three days of hell. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using Friedrich Paulus's 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack was supported by intense bombing that reduced much of the city to rubble. The battle degenerated into house to house fighting, as both sides fought for the city on the Volga. By mid November, the Germans were on the brink of victory as