Paulus

(1890) - (1957). He was born in a middle-class family. After being pushed back in his attempt for joining the imperial Navy, he deals Law Studies. Attracted still for the military vocation, he will join to a regiment of infantry. During the First World War, he acted as official of General staff in the French and Rumanian fronts.

In 1931, he is moved to Berlin to the Army Ministry. There he directs a training school of clandestine character and, already in 1935 directs the first mobile and armoured German troops. In 1939, already promoted to the generalship, he takes part as chief of General Staff in the Poland and France campaigns.

As General Halder's adjutant, he intervenes in the preparation in the project of the Soviet Union's invasion. While, he recovers an informative mission together with Rommel in the north of Africa. In January 1942, he receives the control of the sixth army in the South Front of the USSR, where he must offset to an offensive directed by Timochenko.

Later on, after having occupied part of Stalingrad's city, one will see wrapped for the enemy from November 19 of that year. After of an especially hard resistance, he sees obliged to come to terms on February 1, 1943. While, he had been ascended to Marshall by Hitler. He was captivated in the Soviet Union, he returned later to the East Germany, where he died in 1957.

During the battle of Stalingrad he was leading the VI German Army and the rest of Axis troops trapped in the city.



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	Mariscal Von Paulus, Friedrich		(1890) - (1957). He was born in a middle-class family. After being pushed back in his attempt for joining the imperial Navy, he deals Law Studies. Attracted still for the military vocation, he will join to a regiment of infantry. During the First World War, he acted as official of General staff in the French and Rumanian fronts. In 1931, he is moved to Berlin to the Army Ministry. There he directs a training school of clandestine character and, already in 1935 directs the first mobile and armoured German troops. In 1939, already promoted to the generalship, he takes part as chief of General Staff in the Poland and France campaigns. As General Halder's adjutant, he intervenes in the preparation in the project of the Soviet Union's invasion. While, he recovers an informative mission together with Rommel in the north of Africa. In January 1942, he receives the control of the sixth army in the South Front of the USSR, where he must offset to an offensive directed by Timochenko. Later on, after having occupied part of Stalingrad's city, one will see wrapped for the enemy from November 19 of that year. After of an especially hard resistance, he sees obliged to come to terms on February 1, 1943. While, he had been ascended to Marshall by Hitler. He was captivated in the Soviet Union, he returned later to the East Germany, where he died in 1957. During the battle of Stalingrad he was leading the VI German Army and the rest of Axis troops trapped in the city.
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