Eighty-three years ago today, the largest and bloodiest battle in human history came to an end. On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad.

Surrounded by Soviet forces and cut off from food, fuel, and ammunition, the German 6th Army collapsed in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. Artillery strikes crushed every attempt to escape, airfields ...

When the German Sixth Army officially surrendered at Stalingrad on February 2, 1943, the battle was declared over, but for thousands of German soldiers the fighting did not end that day. Scattered ...