Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. 7407 La Jolla Boulevard www.raremaps.com (858) 551-8500 La Jolla, CA 92037 [email protected] ОКРУЖЕНИЕ НЕМЕЦКО-ФАШИСТСКИХ ВОЙСК ПОД СТАЛИНГРАДОМ [Encirclement of the German-Fascist Troops at Stalingrad.] Stock#: 52933 Map Maker: Higher Party School under the CPSU (b) Date: 1950 circa Place: Moscow Color: Color Condition: VG+ Size: 26 x 19 inches Price: SOLD Description: Soviet Historical Broadside Celebrating the Defense of Stalingrad and Capture of the German 6th Army -- One of the Greatest Military Victories in History. The illustration at the top shows Josef Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, Kliment Voroshilov, Aleksandr Shcherbakov, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, and Konstantin Rokossovsky plotting Operation Uranus -- drawing out on a map the encirclement of the German 6th Army. The caption explains that the six men are planning the encirclement of "[Friedrich] Paulus's army in the vicinity of Stalingrad." The map at the bottom illustrates the troop movements of Operation Uranus, which ended the Siege of Stalingrad and resulted in the capture of the German 6th Army along with some 400,000 enemy soldiers. Drawer Ref: Russia Stock#: 52933 Page 1 of 2 Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. 7407 La Jolla Boulevard www.raremaps.com (858) 551-8500 La Jolla, CA 92037 [email protected] ОКРУЖЕНИЕ НЕМЕЦКО-ФАШИСТСКИХ ВОЙСК ПОД СТАЛИНГРАДОМ [Encirclement of the German-Fascist Troops at Stalingrad.] According to the captions, it illustrates "The counter-offensive of the Soviet army and the encirclement of the German fascist troops (November 19-30, 1942)" and "Liquidation of the enemy's attempts to liberate the encircled grouping (December 1942)". The red illustrates Soviet forces and front lines, and the blue illustrates German and allied forces. The 6th army and IV SS Panzer Corps are shown in Stalingrad. The map was published as part of a series by Russian Publishing House for Political Literature. It is from the series titled History of the USSR, Issue XIII, No 19. The maker was the Department of Social and Economic Sciences at The Higher Party School under the CPSU (b), the most prestigious school for media workers in the USSR. The map was most likely issued after the war, as the dating and language are retrospective. The broadside lionizes Stalin and therefore was probably issued before Khrushchev's de-Stalinization, beginning in 1953. Detailed Condition: Drawer Ref: Russia Stock#: 52933 Page 2 of 2.