Stalingrad Airlift 1942–43The story of what really led to Germany losing the battle of Stalingrad the inability of the Luftwaffe to keep Sixth Army supplied throughout the winter of 194243 and why this crucial airlift failed. Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goerings failure to deliver his promise to keep Sixth Army supplied at Stalingrad was one of the most hard hitting strategic air failures of World War II. Three hundred tons a day of supplies were required to sustain the Sixth