Feb 22, 2022 · Hitler desperately needed Russia’s iron ore (to make steel) and fossil fuel resources in order to fuel the Third Reich’s global expansion efforts. This sent the German Sixth Army (6A) deep into Russia to threaten Stalingrad and attempt to seize bridges crossing the Volga River, securing Hitler’s access the central Russia.

May 15, 2014 · The Tragic Saga of the Volga Germans. May 15, 2014 by Asya Pereltsvaig. When I was a college student in Russia, one of my classmates was a Volga German from Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. At the time, her identity made no sense to me as Germany, the Volga River, and Uzbekistan are thousands of miles apart. Who are the Volga Germans?