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Wehrmacht & Red Army Tactics at Stalingrad

The Tactics of the Wehrmacht and Red Army during the Battle of Stalingrad were quite different, since both sides faced very different problems. The Soviets mainly occupied with delaying the Germans focused on smaller unit tactics, whereas the Germans tried to clear block by block. Wheras the Germans had stronger support by the Luftwaffe, the Soviets possessed more artillery. In this video we look at information based on the 24th Panzer Division and 305th Infantry Division from Adrian Wettstein's book on Wehrmacht im Stadtkampf (Wehrmacht in Urban Combat), similarly we look at information provided by Glantz and Stone. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » RallyPoint - https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/military-history-visualized » tumblr - http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ Military History NOT Visualized is a support channel to Military History Visualized with a focus personal accounts, answering questions that arose on the main channel and showcasing events like visiting museums, using equipment or military hardware. » SOURCES « Wettstein, Adrian E.: Die Wehrmacht im Stadtkampf 1939-1943. Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, 2014. amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2QwSY4F Stone, David R.: Stalingrad and the Evolution of Soviet Urban Warfare, The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 22:2, 2009, p. 195-207 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13518040902918089 Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan M.: Armageddon in Stalingrad. The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 2: September-November 1942. University Press of Kansas: United States, 2009. amazon.com link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2y15l25 Amazon.de link(affiliate): https://amzn.to/2QtHuyy Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan M.: Endgame at Stalingrad. The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 3: Book One: November 1942. University Press of Kansas: United States, 2014. amazon.com link (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2Nm5rpJ Amazon.de link(affiliate): https://amzn.to/2RmVCLk Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg – Band 6. Der globale Krieg – Die Ausweitung zum Weltkrieg und der Wechsel der Initiative 1941 bis 1943, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt: Stuttgart, 1990 Amazon.de link(affiliate): https://amzn.to/2RrO75J Germany and the Second World War – Volume 6 – The Global War Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2iSsxut » TOOL CHAIN « PowerPoint 2016, Word, Excel, Tile Mill, QGIS, Processing 3, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate. » DATA CHAIN « Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. » DISCLAIMER « As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Als Amazon-Partner verdiene ich an qualifizierten Käufen. » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone #ww2 #tactics #stalingrad

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Louis Hallman

I really enjoyed the video, but it made me curious about something. If the German air and artillery superiority induced the Soviet forces to "hug" the German line, doesn't that force the Red Army to be significantly more reactive (rather than proactive) in its actions? Couldn't the Germans very have sabotaged and booby-trapped their current front and then withdrawn on a large scale? The Red Army would be induced to enter hazerdous ground, and the associated delay might have allowed the Germans to bring their advantages to bear. Sorry for the rambling question(s), I've been watching your videos for years, and I'm glad to be in a position to support the channel directly!

Military History Visualized

thank you. Well, there are many aspects, first the Soviets were fighting to hold the city or better the crucial river front, if they held they would win. Additionally, the Soviets previously had rather bad experiences with attacks/counter-attacks due to various reasons from bad coordination to overstretching etc. About booby trapping: 1) For booby trapping you need: time, ammunition, skill, etc. it can't be done on a large scale. It would be a waste of time, ammunition, etc. 2) the Germans goal was to conquer the city as soon as possible, so booby trapping even if successful, would mean they would lose a lot of time and then also pass their own booby traps. You need to map them, etc. then pass through them. 3) the "hugging" meant that they were rather close to each other. 4) the Soviets knew the terrain etc. everything better the chances that they would bypass or even unknowingly bypass the booby traps would be very high. In short: The Germans were playing against the time (logistics, winter, Soviet reinforcements, attrition, etc.) and needed to take the city, the Soviets just needed to hold.