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English: This map shows unit locations and relative strengths for Axis and Soviet Armies on Nov 18, 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad. On November 19, the Soviets launched Operation Uranus, an offensive designed to isolate and destroy the German 6th Army at Stalingrad.
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Author Josullivan.59
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SVG version of Stalingrad - Uranus map

Sources:

Books and Articles

 Author  Title  Notes
 Alexei V. Isaev Stalingrad: The Volga No Land For Us  Soviet forces and tanks
 Antony Beevor Stalingrad-The-Fateful-Siege-1942-1943  Most widely cited Order   of Battle
 Wikipedia Red Army Order of Battle Stalingrad Useful
 Wikipedia Axis order of battle at the Battle of Stalingrad  Not particularly useful
 Staldata  Staldata  Axis and Soviet Orders of Battle & force strength
 Wolf Höpper Against the Flood - Operation Uranus (I)  German tank numbers
 Joel S. A. Hayward Stopped At Stalingrad: The Luftwaffe And Hitler's Defeat In The East 1942-1943  Bases used for Airlift
 Akhil Kadidal Stalingrad Pocket  Really good maps and annotated photographs



Maps

 Title  Source  Notes
 OKH Situation Map Nov 18 42 WW2 Photos Maps archive copy at the Wayback Machine  Axis forces locations 

 Fantastic Site!

Jpg is here..
 OKH Situation Map Nov 18 42 2 WW2 Photos Maps archive copy at the Wayback Machine  Axis forces locations 

 Fantastic Site!

Jpg is here.
 S4231 Summary of combat operations in Stalingrad Armchair General/RIIAWW2  Red Army locations
 Excellent map
 S4239 Operations in Stalingrad area RIIAWW2 Armchair General/RIIAWW2  Red Army locations
 S4251 Combat operations of the South-Western, Don and Stalingrad Fronts Armchair General/RIIAWW2  Red Army locations


Notes:

  • My Order of Battle is here.
  • There are more units listed in the Order of Battle than appear on the map.  I didn't place any unit on the map unless I could find it in one of the source maps.
  • In conflicts between locations on the OKH map and the Soviet maps, I used the Soviet map.   The Germans had not picked up the Uranus build-up, so the Soviets had much better intelligence at this time.
  • I could find no information on the strength of the 8th Italian Army, or Soviet 6th and 3rd Guards Armies.
  • Unit lines are thicker or thinner based on strength and density.  These are characterizations, not precise measurements. 
  • Unit strengths are shown in the layers in the SVG version of the map.  These are based on the Order of Battle spreadsheet linked above.  The spreadsheet includes notes on the units shown on the map.
  • The base map is derived from the OKH maps.  I do not know the map projection.
  • Please feel free to comment on any inaccuracies!  You can help to make the map better.  I'm particularly interested in proper place-names.
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