Radio announcement of the Defeat in Stalingrad - 3 February 1943

The Battle for Stalingrad was perhaps the most famous battle of WWII. After the Germans reached the City during the course of Case Blue, the 6th Army under General Paulus was tasked with capturing the city. From Mid-September to November 1942, the Germans managed to capture 90% of the cities, however, the Soviets held a bridgehead on the left bank of the Wolga River. The Soviets prepared a counter-offensive, Operation Uranus, which started on November 19th and resulted in the encirclement of the German 6th Army in Stalingrad. Attempts to relief the city failed, and after long and bitter fighting, the Germans capitulated on February 2nd, 1943. This is a German radio announcement from February 3rd, informing the German public about the end of the Battle for Stalingrad. - Subtitles made by me.