Paulus, Friedrich

Paulus, Friedrich (frē`drĭkh pou`ls), 1890–1957, German field marshal. He commanded the army at the siege of Stalingrad and was raised to marshal's rank several hours before his surrender (Jan., 1943) to the Russians. In captivity he joined the Russian-sponsored National Committee for a Free Germany and appealed to the Germans to surrender. Released in 1953, he lived in East Germany until his death.

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Paulus, Friedrich

(born Sept. 23, 1890, Breitenau, Ger.—died Feb. 1, 1957, Dresden, E.Ger.) German general in World War II. He became deputy chief of the German General Staff in World War II and commanded the German 6th Army in the Soviet Union. He was defeated in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943, and the surrender of his army of 300,000 men ended Germany's offensive in Russia. While a prisoner, Paulus agitated against Adolf Hitler among the other German prisoners of war and later testified at the Nürnberg trials. After his release from prison (1953), he settled in East Germany.