Some fierce fighting there in ''der kessel"... Life expectation of a soldier was 24 hour...
It was a real meat-grinder. The Soviet 62nd Army was destroyed several times over, but kept being resupplied with just enough men to remain a fighting force. General Chuikov (who remained in Stalingrad) and his men earned their medals.
Regards,
Jason
I was wondering what the average time a pilot spend his days during the GPW?
It depends off course which year and battle but what was it for an Il-2 pilot and his gunman?