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Originally Posted by Kai-Petri
Yes, but the Sixth army never had any plans for making the attack as Paulus would not do anything against Hitlerīs will...
besides if the sixth army had fuel for some 50-60 kilometers and they would meet half-way and would start refuelling that would be an ideal target for the Red Army to attack. A huge number of tanks and other vehicles refuelling in the middle of nowhere and probably without decent cover...that would be a blood bath with lots of german losses, Iīd think.
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If Paulus was really obedient, he would have killed himself. The reason why Paulus refused to break out was because that he was a coward. He knew Sixth Army was unfit for a break out, but so did Manstein. That was why Manstein risked everything trying to break in and give the Sixth Army a chance to survive. But Paulus was too much of a coward to take that chance and break out, even after Mainstein tried to break in.
If Sixth Army did link up with Fourth Panzer Army, do you think they will be refueling in middle of nowhere (unprotected)? It would take at least 1-2 days for the Russians to realize what happened and take action.