The defeat of the German army at Stalingrad was not only a physical defeat but it left a psychological scar upon the Third Reich. The loss of millions of troops, thousands of tanks and planes was a huge loss for Germany but now after the turning point at Kursk; Hitler and the German High Command wanted to make sure that this was reversed, to also make for propaganda, the 6th Army was resurrected formed with fresh but heavily trained and made into a full fighting force once again, prepared and trained specifically in dealing with Stalingrad.