Generalleutnant Arthur Schmidt had Paulus cordoned off in an apartment all by himself in this basement complex (no office or it had been taken from him). Possibly it was a NSDAP directive from Hitler to ensure no sudden unauthorized surrender. Paulus had a curtain for privacy, cot, small table, candle light and some books. The General had long since not given orders for weeks possibly a month leading up to the capitulation. Even if you wanted to talk to Paulus you had to go through Generalleutnant Arthur Schmidt first. Most likely Schmidt portrayed signing the surrender @ 9:47
I thought the painting looked odd since it wasn't Paulus signing. Thanks for the possible explanation. In videos I've seen, and in the painting you can sense the seriousness.
@@TheAnimeist Paulus didn't actually want to surrender, but he didn't exactly want to die either for a Fuhrer that abandoned him. He told everyone that he resigned as field marshal of the 6th army and won't be given orders anymore and said that if any of his officers wanted to surrender they could.
@@jetdude787 thanks for sharing this video, I wonder if the department store in the movie Enemy at the gates is supposed to be this one in the video. I would love to visit this building and see all the world war two relics.
@@mikehartsook5281 You know, I’m going to watch that movie again to see if they portray the sane store, but I assume it will be a mock-up due to logistics. Good question though... It is a beautiful city! Love to go back!
Thanks for posting the video, but please: Paulus was not a "von". It appears they corrected the sign, but the narrator continues to say the old error that was first introduced by the Soviet authorities. They probably did it to make Paulus sound more like an enemy of the common worker in their communist mentality. By labeling him an aristocrat/part of a noble family in their view it heightened the propaganda value, but it was false.
My grandmothers father was in Kantemirovka Oblt.Meyer Otto was he's name and he was there the bunker master . He died in the bunker on 26.12.1942 on the old airfield south kantemirovka. His camerands burried him and 2 others first GÖRNER, AND second GRUPE there where burried on the airfield in kantemirovka. The informations are from old ✉️ letters. Written by Weissenborn
My sincere condolences and thank you for sharing your story. Had you visited the site? I assume there is no marker for your great grandfather where he was buried, if in the airfield probably the graves and markers were lost after 1942 when the red army took the place over … Very interesting, thank you 🙏
@@jetdude787 no there is no Marker found there ,the black cross in Austria told me that they know he died in Kantemirovka 26.12.1942 . I'm searching for some maps of Kantemirovka s airfield with bunkers and the city. December 1942
@@evdokimos Gotcha. Definitely you need to travel there to see for yourself and investigate, inquire with the historical associations etc. There are a lot of outfits based in Kaliningrad (Ostprueassen) that offer info and help, even tours to the sites where battles took place
@@evdokimos Good luck in your research for your ancestor, and if I am able to go back I will try to ask questions etc and let you know. (Sorry about Ostpruessen, got confused with my videos about Konigsberg
In the movie “Enemy at the Gate” this was an area where Russian sniper Zaitsev first encountered the German sniper Erwin Konig sent specifically to kill him. The first of their encounters.
bedstuy rover It was made for an American MOVIE audience, It’s basically propaganda, pure and simple. Which is a shame because the real true battle is so much more.., everything. There is much we could learn, about ourselves, and others. Some day. Maybe.
Rob Pelick For a fact. For a fact. Except maybe ‘Dances With Wolves.’ Perhaps we become more objective as time goes by. No. We don’t, forget that. Have a good day,
Incredible to see this video and imagine what happened there in 1943. But it's clean and nice today, not like when the first Russians came down the stairs after the surrender. According to Jochen Hellbeck's "Stalingrad" book, the first thing the Russians noticed was the absolutely disgusting smell and shocking, filthy living conditions. Paulus and all his officers were among dozens of Germans in the basement had been there for weeks, with no running water for the toilets and for washing. The Germans also had three or four "comfort girls". All these people were forced to crap on the floor. Add to this the smell of thousands of dead bodies outside and smoke and fires and destruction everywhere. Stalingrad was Hell on Earth.
I have that book, “Stalingrad” on my wish list. Definitely, it wasn’t at all even rudimentary, the conditions those men were just waiting for their deaths, because they were on their own. There the controversy of the surrender of Paulus and his 6th Army. About a year after I was in Volgograd-Stalingrad, I visited Kaliningrad-Königsberg and visited some of the bunkers where the Germans were awaiting Koch’s orders to finally evacuate, while the gauleiter, Koch, was in the best one, enjoying good food and fine wine and champagne. I always think of the parallel stories and the inequality of the situations; Paulus lived a shameful life after the war for his desicion while Koch after his brief incarceration apparently lived well and denying he had done anything wrong... Thank you for your great comment.
@Michael Sullivan Agreed. I post these things because the hate is all one sided against the Nazis. Not nearly enough is taught about the horrors of communism.
Very well done and interesting. Thanks for giving this experience to people who aren't able to see it in person.
Nicely done sir, I'm a ww2 history buff and I commend you for sharing
Thank you very much 🙏
Great video. It's amazing to think of what took place here, in the biggest and most terrible battle in human history.
Next to Kursk.
Kursk was a part of it...
Thanks for putting this here for us.
human151 You are very welcome 🙏
Impressive! I always wanted to go there and see this. Thank you for posting it.
Generalleutnant Arthur Schmidt had Paulus cordoned off in an apartment all by himself in this basement complex (no office or it had been taken from him). Possibly it was a NSDAP directive from Hitler to ensure no sudden unauthorized surrender. Paulus had a curtain for privacy, cot, small table, candle light and some books. The General had long since not given orders for weeks possibly a month leading up to the capitulation. Even if you wanted to talk to Paulus you had to go through Generalleutnant Arthur Schmidt first. Most likely Schmidt portrayed signing the surrender @ 9:47
Eric Stevens Thank you for your comment 🙏
I thought the painting looked odd since it wasn't Paulus signing. Thanks for the possible explanation. In videos I've seen, and in the painting you can sense the seriousness.
@@TheAnimeist Paulus didn't actually want to surrender, but he didn't exactly want to die either for a Fuhrer that abandoned him. He told everyone that he resigned as field marshal of the 6th army and won't be given orders anymore and said that if any of his officers wanted to surrender they could.
Great video it’s always very interesting to see the actual buildings and artifacts of historical events
I had those questions in mind also when I visited, and was surprised was able to recognize some of the buildings and monuments.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you for sharing this video of that amazing historical site and museums! Thank you.
if only those walls could talk....
*@russek king.* They would surely make us cry. It was not a cauldron, but *Hell.* May their souls rest in peace.
They would scream!
Thank you for posting! So interesting to see!
You’re very welcome. Glad you find it interesting 🙏
Wow Thank you for sharing .
You are very welcome
Thank you.
saurabh dasgupta You are very welcome 🙏
Thank you for the tour.
Excellent! The building still recognizable to this days, amazing.
Excellent video
Thank you 🙏
@@jetdude787 you are welcome
@@jetdude787 👍
Very interesting, thank you.
Wallon Mcwoolworth Thank you 🙏
The building looks the same, the years added a couple of walls, but still recognizable.
Very touching story about the Madonna of Stalingrad.Reminds me of the old saying “There are no atheists in foxholes”.
Very true! I remember seeing the madonna at Berlin’s dome and thinking of all the suffering... war is hell.
VERY VERY TRUE.
@@jetdude787 thanks for sharing this video, I wonder if the department store in the movie Enemy at the gates is supposed to be this one in the video. I would love to visit this building and see all the world war two relics.
@@mikehartsook5281 You know, I’m going to watch that movie again to see if they portray the sane store, but I assume it will be a mock-up due to logistics. Good question though...
It is a beautiful city! Love to go back!
Nice video thanks
Manjit Soni Thank you 🙏
Basically everything said here was incorrect.
Thanks for posting the video, but please: Paulus was not a "von". It appears they corrected the sign, but the narrator continues to say the old error that was first introduced by the Soviet authorities. They probably did it to make Paulus sound more like an enemy of the common worker in their communist mentality. By labeling him an aristocrat/part of a noble family in their view it heightened the propaganda value, but it was false.
My grandmothers father was in Kantemirovka Oblt.Meyer Otto was he's name and he was there the bunker master . He died in the bunker on 26.12.1942 on the old airfield south kantemirovka. His camerands burried him and 2 others first GÖRNER, AND second GRUPE there where burried on the airfield in kantemirovka. The informations are from old ✉️ letters. Written by Weissenborn
My sincere condolences and thank you for sharing your story. Had you visited the site? I assume there is no marker for your great grandfather where he was buried, if in the airfield probably the graves and markers were lost after 1942 when the red army took the place over …
Very interesting, thank you 🙏
@@jetdude787 no there is no Marker found there ,the black cross in Austria told me that they know he died in Kantemirovka 26.12.1942 . I'm searching for some maps of Kantemirovka s airfield with bunkers and the city. December 1942
@@evdokimos Gotcha. Definitely you need to travel there to see for yourself and investigate, inquire with the historical associations etc.
There are a lot of outfits based in Kaliningrad (Ostprueassen) that offer info and help, even tours to the sites where battles took place
@@jetdude787 thank you for the information 🙏🏻 🕊
@@evdokimos Good luck in your research for your ancestor, and if I am able to go back I will try to ask questions etc and let you know.
(Sorry about Ostpruessen, got confused with my videos about Konigsberg
90000 surrendered 6000 survived
Interesting; however, camera technique leaves much to be desired
Thank you, and yes, I was using my handy iPhone 5 or 6, and also, I was still learning... well, I am still in that learning process...
In the movie “Enemy at the Gate” this was an area where Russian sniper Zaitsev first encountered the German sniper Erwin Konig sent specifically to kill him. The first of their encounters.
It is remarkable how a director could undermine the account of a legendary battle; i was truly disappointed.
bedstuy rover It was made for an American MOVIE audience, It’s basically propaganda, pure and simple. Which is a shame because the real true battle is so much more.., everything. There is much we could learn, about ourselves, and others. Some day. Maybe.
Never go by what a movie presents as an authentic representation of facts
Rob Pelick For a fact. For a fact. Except maybe ‘Dances With Wolves.’ Perhaps we become more objective as time goes by. No. We don’t, forget that. Have a good day,
Incredible to see this video and imagine what happened there in 1943. But it's clean and nice today, not like when the first Russians came down the stairs after the surrender. According to Jochen Hellbeck's "Stalingrad" book, the first thing the Russians noticed was the absolutely disgusting smell and shocking, filthy living conditions. Paulus and all his officers were among dozens of Germans in the basement had been there for weeks, with no running water for the toilets and for washing. The Germans also had three or four "comfort girls". All these people were forced to crap on the floor. Add to this the smell of thousands of dead bodies outside and smoke and fires and destruction everywhere. Stalingrad was Hell on Earth.
I have that book, “Stalingrad” on my wish list. Definitely, it wasn’t at all even rudimentary, the conditions those men were just waiting for their deaths, because they were on their own. There the controversy of the surrender of Paulus and his 6th Army.
About a year after I was in Volgograd-Stalingrad, I visited Kaliningrad-Königsberg and visited some of the bunkers where the Germans were awaiting Koch’s orders to finally evacuate, while the gauleiter, Koch, was in the best one, enjoying good food and fine wine and champagne. I always think of the parallel stories and the inequality of the situations; Paulus lived a shameful life after the war for his desicion while Koch after his brief incarceration apparently lived well and denying he had done anything wrong...
Thank you for your great comment.
5:01
American 50 Cal.
Clip is let down by you swearing over and over....
My friend, I got one dirty mouth, been toning it down slowly 😁
1940 Stalingrad looked much more elegant and beautiful that modern day Volgograd. Too bad the Germans felt the need to invade and destroy things.
You could say the same thing about every country that had communism take over.
@Michael Sullivan The nazis murdered millions during war. The communists murdered millions during peace.
@Michael Sullivan Agreed. I post these things because the hate is all one sided against the Nazis. Not nearly enough is taught about the horrors of communism.