After yet another two months of bitter combating, Friedrich Paulus and his shrunken army of diseased, hungry, and frostbitten soldiers at last surrendered on February 2, 1943. The remnants of the remaining Axis forces in the north of the city surrendered two days afterwards. His 62nd Army was scattered in pockets of what remained of the heart of Stalingrad. By mid-thirty day period, Stalin understood that the final goal of this Nazi German travel was Stalingrad. Nazi German industry marshal Erich von Manstein released a counterattack to break the ring, but failed. August 9: Nazi German operatives mark the floor in the vicinity of Long Island's Mitchell Field so that the significant air foundation can be very easily found from the air. August 8: The United States executes 6 of eight German spies caught soon after coming ashore in Florida and Long Island. Intelligence found a Japanese airfield below design on Guadalcanal, the First Marine Division interrupted its instruction in Australia and hastily transported out to seize the island. The working day soon after a local victory on Guadalcanal, the Allies put up with a beautiful setback offshore in the Battle of Savo Island, losing a lot more than 1,000 sailors and four cruisers. The North Carolina received 15 fight stars for services all through the war, more than any other U.S.