Hell's Gate: The Doomed Fortress of Demyansk

Описание: In February 1942, the Luftwaffe saved 95,000 trapped German soldiers at Demyansk through history's first major airlift - 32,000 flights delivering 24,000 tons of supplies. This "success" convinced Hitler that encircled armies could survive on air supply alone. Nine months later at Stalingrad, that fatal lesson killed 250,000 men.

In this video, you'll discover:
► How 32,000 successful flights created a deadly precedent
► Why Hitler refused breakouts believing airlifts always worked
► The brutal math: Demyansk 265 tons/day vs Stalingrad 750 tons/day
► How one success destroyed an entire army 9 months later
► Why learning the wrong lesson is worse than failureFrom piratic victory to catastrophic template, this is how success became fatal.

⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 – The Success That Doomed Stalingrad
0:59 – February 1942: 95,000 Trapped
3:00 – Minus 40°: Survival in Hell
7:55 – The Airlift Begins
11:28 – 32,000 Flights Save the Pocket
15:50 – Hitler Learns the "Lesson"
22:14 – November 1942: Stalingrad Encircled
24:02 – Göring's Fatal Promise
27:02 – Why Stalingrad Was Different
28:39 – 250,000 Die From One Precedent
32:28 – Demyansk Abandoned Anyway

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