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Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus (23 September 1890 – 1 February 1957) was a German Generalfeldmarschall ( Field marshal) during World War II who is best known for his surrender of the German 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad (July 1942 to February 1943).
Apr 1, 2024 · Friedrich Paulus (born September 23, 1890, Breitenau, Germany [now in Austria]—died February 1, 1957, Dresden, East Germany) was a German field marshal whose advance on Stalingrad (now Volgograd, Russia) in the summer and fall of 1942 represented the high-water mark of Nazi military expansion.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Friedrich Paulus, General Field Marshal of the former Wehrmacht, died on February 1, 1957, right before the 14th anniversary of the capitulation of his army. Paulus’ body was cremated.
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Feb 27, 2023 · Photo Credit: Georges DeKeerle / Sygma / Getty Images (Colorized by Palette.fm) The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the most deadly engagements of the Second World War. It’s also where soon-to-be German Generalfeldmarschall Friedrich Paulus earned his fame commanding the 6th Army – until he surrendered, that is.
Ignoring the German officer’s halfhearted request to hand over their weapons, the Soviet negotiators started going down to the basement where Friedrich Paulus had his HQ.
- Boris Egorov
Dresden, East Germany. Death Date. February 1, 1957. "German field marshal sympathetic to Hitler. Surrendered the entire 6th Army at Stalingrad, one of the decisive battles of World War II." Friedrich Paulus served as a staff officer in World War I and became deputy chief of staff of the Army General Staff (OKH) in 1940 during World War II.
Friedrich Paulus, (born Sept. 23, 1890, Breitenau, Ger.—died Feb. 1, 1957, Dresden, E.Ger.), German general in World War II. He became deputy chief of the German General Staff in World War II and commanded the German 6th Army in the Soviet Union. He was defeated in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943, and the surrender of his army of 300,000 men ...
