Edler von Daniels

Daniels commanded the 376th Infantry Division at Stalingrad, which was part of XI Corps of the Sixth Army. Despite the hardships facing his and many other soldiers, Daniels learned to make ways of entertainment in the ruins of the city. He played a game of target shooting with some of his officers for Oktoberfest, and played card games of Doppelknopf. In late December 1942, after Operation Uranus encircled the Sixth Army, Daniels was promoted to Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) and awarded the Knight's Cross. He seemed to have been one of the generals inside the Kessel that were more preoccupied with decorations and promotions than with the fate of the Sixth Army. Daniels was marched into captivity by the Red Army on January 28, 1943.