[PAR] [TLE] Friedrich Paulus [SEP] Soviet troops took Paulus by surprise and captured him in Stalingrad on 31 January 1943, the same day on which he was informed of his promotion to field marshal ("Generalfeldmarschall") by Adolf Hitler. [PAR] [TLE] Operation Fischreiher [SEP] Operation Fischreiher (German for heron) was an extension to Operation Blue II during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II.  General Friedrich Paulus' 6th Army, and part of the 4th Panzer Army under General Hermann Hoth, was to advance across the Don river towards the city of Stalingrad on the Western bend of the Volga river.
[PAR] [TLE] Friedrich Paulus [ SEP ] Soviet troops took Paulus by surprise and captured him in Stalingrad on 31 January 1943 , the same day on which he was informed of his promotion to field marshal ( " Generalfeldmarschall " ) by Adolf Hitler . [PAR] [TLE] Operation Fischreiher [ SEP ] Operation Fischreiher ( German for heron ) was an extension to Operation Blue II during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II . General Friedrich Paulus ' 6th Army , and part of the 4th Panzer Army under General Hermann Hoth , was to advance across the Don river towards the city of Stalingrad on the Western bend of the Volga river .
What day was the general of the 6th army captured in Stalingrad
What day was the general of the 6th army captured in Stalingrad
31 January 1943
31 January 1943