Great Stalingrad map available!

Colored map of the positions on 10 January 1943 of the encircled German XI. Army Corps that was trapped in the Stalingrad "pocket".

The original map, part of my privat Stalingrad archive, was made that same day and was flown out of the Stalingrad "pocket" on 19 January 1943 by Rudolf Sieckenius, at Stalingrad commander of Panzer Regiment 2 of the 16. Panzer Division.

In the night of 18 January 1943 a Russian shell exploded in the regimental headquarters of Panzer Regiment 2. Rudolf Sieckenius was wounded on his both legs and was not able anymore to take command of the remnants of his Panzer Regiment which was by then reduced to about 600 men. With the permisson of his division commander, Günther Angern and Chief of Staff of 6 Army Arthur

Schmidt, and Army Corps commander Karl Strecker (XI. Army Corps) Rudolf Sieckenuis flew out of the Stalingrad encirclement during the night of 19 January 1943 in a Heinkel 111 from Gumrak airport, which was by then under constant Russian artillery fire. Rudolf Sieckenius was replaced by Major Hans-Joachim Warmbold as commander of Panzer Regiment 2.

Sieckenius, Knights Cross on 17 September 1941 and Generalmajor on 1 June 1943 was killed in action on 28 April 1945 near Berlin.

As you can see on the map (scroll below) ; at Gumrak airport were the Headquarters of the trapped XI. Army Corps.

The German XI. Army Corps was one of the 5 at Stalingrad German Army Corps which belonged to the trapped German A.O.K. 6 (6.Army), under command of Fieldmarschall Friedrich Paulus.

Attached to this Army Corps were (on 10 January 1943) :

60. Infanterie Division (mot.)

16. Panzer Division

24. Panzer Divison

The 6. Army was trapped in the Stalingrad encirclement from 22 November 1942 till the final surrender 2 February 1943. The last Army Corps that surrendered to the Russians was the XI. Army Corps. With the surrender of the XI. Army Corps on 2 February 1943 in the Northern Stalingrad "pocket" the battle for Stalingrad came to an end. During the battle for Stalingrad the XI. Army Corps was commanded by General der Infanterie Karl Strecker.

It is a very detailed map of the German divisions, regiments and battalions which belonged to the encircled XI. Army Corps on 10 January 1943 in the Stalingrad "pocket".

The original map is scanned. Believe me, the quality of the scan is great ! 97 MB

Price : 30 US Dollars (world wide shipment included ! )

The map is only available on CD-ROM

The writings "Geert Rottiers" - "www.stalingrad.net", "Volga" and "Stalingrad" are not on the map.