Eighty-three years ago today, the largest and bloodiest battle in human history came to an end. On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It was the first time a German field marshal had ever been taken alive. It also marked the moment the tide of World War II turned permanently against Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. The battle’s conclusion not only