# Victory at Stalingrad (1943)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1943-victory-at-stalingrad
Categories: battle

Operation Uranus, launched on 19 November 1942, encircled the German Sixth Army. Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrendered on 31 January, and the last German troops on 2 February 1943. About 91,000 Germans were taken prisoner. Stalingrad ended the German advance and shifted the initiative to the Red Army.

## Why it matters
Stalingrad ended the German advance and shifted the initiative to the Red Army.

Ruler at the time: [Joseph Stalin](https://history-russia.com/rulers/joseph-stalin)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Operation Uranus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Uranus)
- [Wikipedia — Friedrich Paulus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Paulus)
- [Wikipedia — Eastern Front (World War II)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II))
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Victory at Stalingrad](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Victory+at+Stalingrad)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)