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The Battle of Stalingrad
Part 1-2

1941-1945
Detailed narration of the Great Patriotic War

Stalingrad

The greatest battle that
humanity has ever known

In the summer of 1942 a large area
of Soviet territory was under occupation.

1942.

The Soviet Union was fighting
Hitler's vast war machine alone.

It's clear. They

are moving towards Stalingrad. This

is the second time we have defended
this city from an enemy.

Stalingrad is the main
strategic objective.

The surrender of Stalingrad would mean
the loss of a crucial advantage.

But by holding Stalingrad
we would tie the enemy's hands

and threaten
his supply lines.

Very right.

Without a doubt, the capture
of Stalingrad is the

main objective of the strategic
plan of the German campaign. We

don't know the details of their plan,

but I think it's bolder

than last year's
takeover of Moscow. It

is standardized.
They use a typical tactic:

A strong force at the front
makes a fierce frontal attack.

They can't scare us with this.
We've seen it before.

But their sides are expanding. We

must never forget this,
Comrade Vasilievsky.

I understand, Comrade Stalin.

We must constantly watch the
enemy's flanks and keep an account of

every new German division
and the divisions of their allies.

- This is very important.
- It will be done, Comrade Stalin.

Likewise, the defense of Stalingrad.

We must gain the advantage in time
and make the enemy bleed.

What has been done to achieve this?

According to your order,

the 63rd Army is advancing to the
Pavlovsk-Vensenskoye-Serafimovich line.

I think the
Kletskoe-Serafimovich front line

needs to be strengthened.

- What do we have in reserve?
- The 21st army.

- Send her to this area.
- Yes, as you wish.

What is the status of
the 57th Army's formation? It

has begun, Comrade Stalin.

Near Stalingrad

the General Staff
has two marine brigades,

six battalions manned by students of
the infantry military academy,

and an NKVD division transferred
from the North Caucasus front.

Yes, Comrade Stalin.

I have prepared an order
according to your instructions,

for the redistribution of these forces
to Stalingrad.

Also, do not promise any
reinforcements to the commanders,

even if they beg you.

And don't withdraw battalions
from the Moscow defensive line.

Not one.

As you order, Comrade Stalin.

- Can I leave, comrade?
- Yes, free.

In July 1942,
the enemy used its tanks

to break through the Southwestern Front,

which was commanded by Tymoshenko.

The General Paulus' 6th Army
and General Hoth's 4th Panzer Corps

captured
Millerovo, Kandemirovka,

Zovskaya, Moro, and Bokovskaya. >

The divisions of the 62nd and 64th armies
encountered the enemy.

Kleist's army groups are fighting
between Rostov and Don.

Weichs advance guard units

confront the Russians on
the west bank of the Don River.

General Weichs is too slow
in his advance to the east.

I don't want the army to slow down
in the Don. We

must be in Stalingrad
by July 25th.

Then we must turn north

and, ascending along the Volga,
cut off Moscow from the Urals.

Then we will attack Moscow from the west.

When we take their capital,
the Soviets will definitely surrender.

- Brilliant design.
- I insist on this deadline. We

must be in Stalingrad
by July 25th.

We must take advantage of
the current favorable situation.

Especially now,
when we are not concerned with

the second front.

The second front?
Yodle, this is nonsense.

The English are not so stupid
as to rescue the Bolsheviks.

When we defeat the Soviets,

Rommel will drive the British
out of North Africa once and for all

and join with Kleist's forces
to conquer the entire Middle East.

On September 25,
Kleist must capture Baku.

We will cut the British off from India

and establish ourselves with both
feet on the Eurasian continent.

Then we will throw down the gauntlet
and challenge America.

You may continue, Marshal.

General Paulus' 6th Army,
my Führer,

will attack on two axes.

Hoth's army will target Kalach.

It will encircle the Soviet 62nd Army

and seize the
Don River crossings.

The bloody Battle of the Don
lasted 20 days.

The Soviet troops gained
the time they needed

to strengthen the defenses of Stalingrad.

Who claimed that the Germans

would cross the Don
on the first attempt?

My miscalculation, Mr. President.
The press insisted on this.

What does the press know?

The press insisted that we shouldn't
help the Russians with weapons,

because the Germans would take them.

The Russians are fighting like no
other army in the past. I

saw this.

You know Russia.

What is the best way
to help them?

With the invasion of Europe,
Mr. President.

This is not up to me.

The British want a cheap victory.

They continue about North Africa,

as if North Africa will decide
the outcome of the war.

Rommel's 12 divisions are fighting,

while the Russians are fighting
against 240 divisions.

I think, Mr. President,

that a brigade on the coast
of France would mean much more

than two armies in Africa.

Ultimately, political pressure
will make

a military operation in Europe inevitable.

I think, Mr. President,

that estimates of German defense
across the English Channel

have been greatly influenced
by German propaganda.

There is one thing I am
too old to do.

I can't force Churchill
across the channel.

Mr. President, with every second
we miss a great opportunity.

I'll tell you this.

Woe to humanity if we ever find ourselves
on the opposite side of Russia.

The 62nd Army retreated

to the east bank of the Don.

In the third week of August,

Paulus' divisions
crossed the Don. i>

To the commander of the front,
Lieutenant General Yeremenko.

The defense of Stalingrad
and the defeat of the enemy

attacking you from the west
and south of Stalingrad

is crucial for the entire
Soviet front.

The higher command orders you
not to divide your forces

and not to be afraid of any sacrifices,

in order to successfully defend
Stalingrad and destroy the enemy.

Stalin.

Vasilevsky.

In August 1942,
talks were held in Moscow

between Joseph Stalin

and British Prime Minister Churchill.

Mr. Harriman represented
the President of the United States. P. A.

So we have come to the conclusion,

although it is difficult to say…

There are no nervous people
among us, Mr. Prime Minister.

Invading Europe this year
is impossible.

Great Britain does not
promise certain success.

In other words, are

British and American politicians

reneging on the promise they
made this spring?

General Montgomery is preparing
our counterattack in North Africa.

Besides, as you know,

we are planning a major
landing in North Africa

between Algeria and Casablanca.

Your action will not remove
any German divisions

from the Russian front.

Not only that.

Reports from
our Central Intelligence Service tell us

that parts of the 8th Italian Army
are approaching the Don.

Parts of Rommel have also been highlighted.

We also intend to invade Sicily.

This front will have more political
than military significance.

Compared to an invasion of France,

an invasion of Sicily will not
have much military effect.

We do what we can.

This type of action does not promise

any positive developments
in the future, Mr. Prime Minister.

We have brought you
a solemn promise

from the governments of Great Britain
and the United States.

that the invasion of France
will take place, next

year, in 1943.

This invasion must take place now.

You need it too.

All humanity needs it.

Can you guarantee

that this solemn promise will not be
broken like the previous one?

I am sure that Mr. Prime Minister
will prove once again

that his country cannot
waste any more people. Mr.

Prime Minister,

the Soviet Union and its army
will stop the German offensive,

but those who broke
their solemn promises

will be responsible for tens of
thousands of new victims in Europe.

It's clear now.

Businesses in Africa, Italy...

They want to be the first to
reach the Balkans.

They want us to bleed to death
so they can order us around. They

want to use us
to achieve their goal.

This will not happen.

The Slavs will join us.

They hope that we will surrender
Stalingrad

and thus miss a good opportunity
for a counterattack.

This will never happen.

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich, we must
send Malenkov to Stalingrad

as a representative of the State Defense Committee

and tell Comrade Vasilevsky
to go with him.

Let's give them increased responsibilities.

Exactly.

The legendary Battle of Stalingrad began

The 62nd Army faced the
enemy attack on the outskirts of the city.

On August 23 at 4 p.m. .
Paulus's vanguard

reached the Volga.

On the same day,

the German command ordered the
4th air fleet to bomb the city.

Dear comrades!
Dear citizens of Stalingrad!

What forces did the Germans use
to break our defense,

Comrade Yeremenko?

The 150th Motorized Infantry Division,
Comrade Malenkov.

Comrade representative of the State
Defense Committee,

telegram from the staff
of the higher command.

You have enough resources to
stop the enemy.

Strike the enemy using
air power on both fronts.

Mobilize the armored trains
on the Stalingrad railway lines.

Use a lot of smoke
to blind the enemy.

Fight the enemy day and night and
use all available artillery.

Most importantly, do not panic,
do not be afraid of the impudent enemy

and believe in our victory.

Stalin. On August 23rd."

Take revenge!

Comrade Yeremenko, use
the NKVD regiment

to defend the
tractor factory and go to the front. It

will happen.

Carry out the regrouping of
forces as we discussed. Do it quietly.

The situation is dire,
but not in vain.

We are leaving, Alexander Mikhailovich.

If you need me,
I'll be in the north passage.

Mobilize the partisans.

Mobilize communists,
Komsomol members and workers.

We must use all
resources to defend the city.

How many tanks do you have ready?

Sixty, Comrade Malenkov.

- Do you have machine guns?
- 1,500.

- Arm the partisans.
- Yes, sir.

Citizens of Stalingrad!

Comrades!
We must defend the city!

Comrade Stalin told us
not to give in to panic!

Don't surrender to the enemy!
Believe in our victory!

Many of you fought
here in the past

under the leadership
of Comrade Stalin

during the civil war.

Comrades, we must fight
for our city.

Fight and remember,
that Stalin is not here physically,

but he is always with you!

In those difficult days,
the defenders of Stalingrad

did not let the enemy completely capture
the city.

They defended themselves in the northern sector of
the front

until the arrival of the regular
Red Army.

I report

that the capture of Stalingrad

by the Germans is imminent.

It is impossible

to stop the enemy

with the forces of the 62nd Army alone.

Today, September 3,

the enemy is three kilometers
away

from the city.

Vasilevsky.

To comrades
Malenkov and Vasilevsky.

If Army Group North
does not provide immediate assistance

then Stalingrad will
surrender by tomorrow.

Order the army commander

to deploy forces

north and northwest
of Stalingrad

and immediately attack the enemy,

saving the defenders
of Stalingrad.

Without any delay.

Considering the dire circumstances,
any delay amounts to a crime.

By September 4, seven
infantry divisions and two armored corps

had taken up positions at Samofalovka,
Shirokoe, and Loznoe. >

The 63rd and 21st Armies

fought to hold a bridgehead
on the south bank of the Don.

On September 5,
Army Group North

counterattacked
Paulus' army,

which had broken through
the Soviet defense line.< /i>

The 63rd and 21st armies
took up defensive positions

at Rubezhinskaya, Kotovskaya
and Belyevskaya.

Paulus was forced to use
12 of his best divisions

to repel the attacks i>
from the north.

Today, September 12,
the 62nd Army was assigned

the defense of Stalingrad.
Stop.

Lieutenant General
Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov is

hereby appointed
commander of the army. Stop.

The Military Council.
Stop.

Thank you for entrusting me with
this mission.

Comrade Chuikov, the situation
in Stalingrad is terrible.

But we must defend the city,
at any cost.

It is an order from Comrade Stalin.

I will die in Stalingrad
or I will defeat the enemy.

Welcome. I

trust you.

Comrade Chief of Staff,
what is the state of our forces?

Comrade Commander, there is not
a single complete division

that we can use
against the enemy. I

understand.

The army headquarters

is under enemy fire,
Comrade Chuikov.

The front line
is just two kilometers away.

That's how it should be,
Comrade Gurov.

The staff should be
where the army is.

Okay, Krylov.

Listen to what I'm thinking.

If we retreat, they will be running
after us in no time.

We must attack.

Attack must be
our defensive tactic from now on.

For every attack of theirs, we will
respond with a counterattack.

Write this:

I command the 399th division…

There are only 140 soldiers.

...to counterattack in the direction of
the city of Aero.

A regiment of the Sarajev division
must counterattack...

War knows not only the avenues
but also the paths to hell.

The end of our road is known. The

whole world knows
General Paulus and his army.

You crushed Poland.

You crossed France
all the way to Orleans.

I will crush the Russians here,
on the Volga.

Telegram from the Fuhrer. He

calls me to Vinnitsa.

Adam, call a plane.

General Paulus,
you have betrayed my hopes.

Today is September 12,

but the Russians are
still in Stalingrad.

My Fuhrer,

the Bolsheviks are
constantly counterattacking us.

I can't use a
single division from the northern front. I

have not received the
promised reinforcements,

but I assure you that… I do

not need your assurances!
You must carry out my orders!

When will you capture Stalingrad? I

will do my best, my Führer. You

will pay with your lives

if Stalingrad is not taken
by September 20th.

Go now. Field

Marshal Keitel!

You underestimate our goals this year!

Look at the maps.

Once we capture Stalingrad,

Turkey and Japan
will attack the Soviets.

Do you understand now?

Stalingrad will be ours,
my Fuhrer!

On September 13, Paulus sent the
main forces against Stalingrad.

Fire!

Go ahead!

Don't waste your strength.
The Soviets are out of options.

Read the daily reports!

On the left flank
of the 425th Regiment,

60 enemy tanks,
supported by 20 aircraft,

are heading
towards Lugovaya Street.

The regiment's observatory
has been destroyed.

The regiment commander,
Major Uvarov, was killed. The

new commander of the regiment
is Captain Sviridov.

An enemy regiment with 50 tanks
broke through our defenses

after an artillery barrage
between the 218th and 46th regiments.

The enemies are moving towards the Volga
along the Dolzy and Krutoy gorges. It

is impossible to contain the enemy
with the available forces.

81st! 81st! Since the 95th!
Report the situation.

50 enemy tanks
tore through the city of Aero.

Popov's battalion
has suffered heavy losses.

Only 20 men left

It's tough!

It's very hard!

If only Comrade Stalin knew. He

knows.

Give me the Stalingrad battle report.

Yes.
Stalin here.

Give Chuikov
Rodimtsev's 13th division

from the strategic reserves.

Chuikov has a big problem.

Comrade General,
the artillery is ready.

Welcome.

- Embark the infantry.
- Yes, sir.

Get ready to board!

Comrade captains, we cannot
wait for dusk.

We'll do it now.

Comrade General,
the first echelon has boarded.

Welcome. Set sail.

- Board the second echelon.
- Yes, sir.

All ships to weigh anchor!

All ships to weigh anchor!

Yes, sir!

Ready to depart.

Full speed ahead!

Fire!

What?
Understandable. I got it, I got it.

No communication
with the Matveyev regiment.

A staff member has returned
with a report.

The regiment has suffered losses of
almost 80% of its soldiers. He

has stopped 10 enemy attacks.

But the enemy broke through the defense
despite the losses

and is now fighting on the western
slope of Mamayev Hill.

Send the first battalion to support
the 315th regiment immediately.

The Germans have taken over
all the sniper positions

and are shelling
the river crossing.

Distance, 600! Fire!

Comrade commander!

Commander of the 13th
Infantry Division,

Lieutenant General Rodimtsev, at
your orders.

Well,

Paulus' 6th Army there, and
Hoth's 4th Panzer Army here.

Italians and Romanians on the sides.

What would you say if we did this,
Comrade Vasilievsky? I

would say that the Germans are about
to fall into a huge trap.

Yes, a trap for two German armies.

The most important thing is choosing
the right moment of attack.

Very right,
Comrade Vasilievsky.

If we rush,

we may find ourselves embroiled
in an unfavorable situation,

but we cannot delay
our attack for long.

Very bold, Comrade Stalin.

Very bold!

I thought about it for a long time,
Comrade Vasilievsky.

The enemy is in the Volga
and the Caucasus.

We fight alone.

Our counterattacks are not achieving
the desired goal.

We are losing entire divisions.

People are dying,
Comrade Vasilievsky.

It's very hard.

Difficult.

Some advise one thing,
others say another.

Some say it will be satisfactory

to drive the Germans
away from Stalingrad.

Others urge us to expect help
from allies.

And all of them...

...require reinforcements.

No, Comrade Stalin.

The situation is such that we cannot
be satisfied with half measures.

No, no.

We must lead the enemy
to his destruction. I

would like you to draw up
a business plan.

Lock yourself in a room,
isolate yourself from everything.

- That should only concern you.
- I will do it this way, Comrade Stalin.

Railway station.

Comrade Lieutenant,

the battalion commander
is mortally wounded!

There are only 30 people left
in the battalion!

The commander ordered you
to take command of the battalion

and fight until the end!

No retreat!

Tell the commander that
I'm taking command of the battalion!

We will fight until the end!

The days and nights pass.
But the guards endure.

Comrade Lieutenant!
Comrade Lieutenant!

Tanks!

There are only twelve of
us left in the battalion.

All twelve, come with me!

Only three remained.

Comrade Lieutenant!
Comrade Lieutenant!

The Germans are advancing again.

We must fight
until we die.

Comrade Lieutenant,

the colonel ordered us
to continue the fight.

An infantry detachment
comes to help.

- Let them come through the cellar.
- Yes.

- Quick!
- Yes, sir.

Hold on!
Help is coming!

Comrade Lieutenant!

This is an order...

I report.
The guards did not retreat.

They died like heroes defending
Stalin's city

and did not let the enemy pass.

Lieutenant Kaliganov.

Is he dead?

Yes, comrade general.

All the soldiers of the battalion
are dead.

What does Leningrad need?

Whatever we can give,
Joseph Vissarionovich.

Comrade Poskrebyshev.

I ask all those who provide
food and fuel to Leningrad

to come see me
tomorrow morning at 11.

Oh, yes.

An American journalist
sent me these three questions.

Please take a look.

Good morning, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich.

Did you see my answers
to the American journalist?

What do you think?

Welcome. Excellent.

The third question is perhaps
the most interesting.

Here is my answer
to the third question.

I think that the Soviet ability

to counter the attack
of the German thugs

is stronger

than the desire of Nazi Germany
or any other aggressor

for world domination.

This is not just an answer
to a question. It

is also a warning
for the future.

- Good night.
- Goodbye.

The companion you wanted to see
is here.

He is my old friend,
from the days of Tsaritsyn.

I'll see him at home later.

Please prepare this
information

for the
State Security Committee meeting tomorrow.

Send it as "urgent."

And please bring these books
tomorrow.

Joseph, you are tired.

I'm not the only one.

Don't worry about me.

Better to worry about yourself. I'm
going to be a hundred years old.

Even so, you need to rest.

Look at the white hair you've gained. It

would be strange
if I didn't have any.

You always worry.

- It's the nature of my job.
- It's your nature.

I found out that you came to Moscow
from far away,

and I wanted to see you. I've

been watching you
all these years.

We discussed
your new program recently. It

is very solid and timely. It

is very important for us

to start production of the
new weapons as soon as possible. The

old guard.

You make me happy.

You make us happy
every day.

When will you make us
happy with a big victory?

Everything in its time.

How are people doing?

Is life too hard
for people?

Yes. It is a very difficult war.

You know, people
believe in victory

and will give the army
everything it needs.

But, people
have a big question.

How much longer
will we be on the defensive?

Our defensive strategy
is a necessity

that will lead the enemy
to defeat.

I'm sorry, I don't understand. We

must attack
in order to defeat the enemy.

Our counterattacks are limited
only to the enemy advance.

Never confuse counterattacks.

A well-organized counterattack

is a very interesting attack.

Kutuzov knew this well. He

defeated Napoleon's army with
a well-organized counterattack.

We are preparing a large-scale
counterattack near Stalingrad.

Why did you choose Stalingrad?

Our strategy:

To deliver a decisive blow

that will have the maximum effect.

This blow will lead the
Germans to disaster.

Disaster?

The Germans are not
alone in Stalingrad.

It's also in Smolensk,
Leningrad and Baku! They

are still very strong.

When Napoleon fought at Borodino,
he was very strong.

He listened to what he was thinking, as
Tolstoy described it.

"When he thought of the whole of
the strange Russian campaign

and heard the reports of the Russians
still holding their positions,

a terrible feeling like a nightmare
flooded him,

and all the accidents that
could destroy him

appeared in his mind.

Yes, it was like a dream

in which he imagined that a villain
was coming to attack him,

and he raised his hand to
ward off a terrible blow

that was capable of annihilating him,

but but he understands that his hand
is weak to lift it,

and the horror
of inevitable destruction

overwhelms him in his helplessness.”

This happened to the Almighty.

Kalach

Okay. Very well.

Don't you think,
Comrade Vasilevsky,

that the Stalingrad front
should be divided into two parts?

The section from Kletskaya
to the Volga River

is to be called the Don Front.

And the section from here to
the Kolmyk lakes

should be called the Stalingrad front.

Very right, Comrade Stalin.

Who would you recommend
as commander of the Don Front?

On the Don's forehead?

Comrade Rokossovsky.

Why not?

Very well.
Rokossovsky.

Good idea.

Sorry.

Please connect me
with Comrade Rokossovsky,

the commander of the Bryansk Front.

I looked at our struggle manual,
Comrade Vasilievsky,

and I suggest we make
some changes.

In preparing
these changes,

I used our experience
in the Battle of Stalingrad.

Many things in this manual
are outdated.

Linear defense is outdated.

The commander changes his position
in the fight.

There is a need for powerful
motorized units.

Please consider it and let me know
your opinions.

Yes, Comrade Stalin.

Good morning, Comrade Rokossovsky.

How are things at the front?

Are you saying it's calm there?

Absolutely calm?

Maybe you'd like to go
somewhere a little more "lively"?

We are currently dividing
the Stalingrad front into two sections:

The Stalingrad section
will defend the city,

and the Don section
will have a broader mission.

We recommend
the command of the Don Front.

Think about it and give
your answer tomorrow.

Goodbye.

I think he will accept. That

would be very good,
Comrade Stalin.

We will expand our forces immediately.

Make sure that troops
only move at night.

Prohibit the use of the radio.

No correspondence
regarding the business.

Not even coded. It

will be done, Comrade Stalin.

And one last thing.

How much time do you need
to prepare?

I think a month and a half.

Please don't do it anymore.

Let me clarify.

Hoth and Paulus's ability
to attack

will be completely diminished
in the near future.

Their reserves are
almost exhausted. It

is likely that once
the enemy realizes

how futile it is to advance
to Stalingrad, he

will decide to change
to defensive tactics.

In that case, the enemy
will move its forces

from the Stalingrad area.

We cannot allow
them to escape

our attack. We

will make sure that doesn't happen,
Comrade Stalin. What

if I asked you,
Comrade Vasilevsky,

before I approved the plan,

to go to the area
of the planned operation?

To inspect our forces
and see the situation up close,

to prepare the front
for the arrival of reinforcements

and to confer
with the commanders?

Yes, a visit would be beneficial.

I will correct the final version
of the plan.

I believe that artillery commander,
Comrade Voronov, should come along. It

is absolutely necessary.

If you don't have any urgent things
to do, you could go tomorrow. I

have no other more urgent
things to do.

I wish you good success.
My greetings to the commanders.

- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.

October came.

The Germans did not break
the defensive line

of Chuikov's army.

Battles were being fought in every area,
in every street and in every house.

I received an instruction
from Comrade Stalin

on how to conduct street battles.

We will act
in accordance with this directive.

Write this:

“Fighting inside a house
requires you to be furious.

Don't delay. "

Act quickly, think for yourself."

Forward!

I, Sergeant Yakov Pavlov,
of the Rodimtsev Guard,

recaptured this Soviet house.

The days pass...

The endless attacks did not break
the spirit of Pavlov's soldiers.

The Germans never succeeded in
occupying that house.

History gave that house
the name of Pavlov.

There is a steep cliff on the Volga

that is covered with moss

from top to bottom

< It stands there
for hundreds of years,

without care or worry.

Nothing else grows,

only the wind blows freely.

Only the strong eagle
makes its nest on the rock

to find its prey

Lieutenant General Rokossovsky
is here, Comrade Stalin.

Let it pass.

I am here on your orders,
Comrade Stalin.

Good morning, Comrade Rokossovsky. Are

you taking over the command
of the front?

Yes, Comrade Stalin. You

are assigned to the Don front. You

must leave immediately.

It's a difficult time
in Stalingrad.

Remember, the city must
remain ours.

Attack the enemy every day,
do not stop, engage his reserves,

and divert the enemy
from Chuikov's army.

I understand the goal,
Comrade Stalin.

Please allow me
to assume my duties.

Yes.
And please update me often.

Don't worry, I'll
call you from time to time.

Goodbye.

Good luck.

The rock is still there

and holds the thoughts of all of us

and sometimes speaks them
to the Volga

, remembering the life of our leader.

Now we are beginning to carry out

the final phase of the
senior management's strategic plan.

Initially the goal is the destruction
of the enemy sides.

The main attack will end

with the complete encirclement
of the enemy's main forces,

namely Paulus' 6th Army
and Hoth's 4th Panzer Division.

Military units from the Southwestern
and Stalingrad Fronts

will close the encirclement at Kalach.

As for the specific details,

it was Comrade Stalin's idea for

the staff to cooperate

with the combat commanders of the front. We

must have placed
a representative

from the General Staff
in the Stalingrad area.

This summer Zhukov
was transferred

from Stalingrad
to the Ukrainian front.

I propose that we appoint Vasilevsky
as our representative in Stalingrad

during the operation. Does

anyone disagree?

Then that's how it will be.

Now,

to carry out the operation
at Stalingrad

will require the maximum effort
from the entire country.

It is the duty of the front-line troops
to prepare everything

for the military defeat of the enemy.

We must call on the workers,
the peasants,

and the entire Soviet intelligentsia
to work at double the rate.

Now, the final question.

When will we counterattack?

In November, Comrade Stalin.

Okay, so November.

1941-1945
Detailed history of the Great Patriotic War.

End of the 1st part.

Encirclement and defeat
of the German forces

at Stalingrad in 1942-1943

In accordance with the proposed
plan of the operation to

encircle the German
forces at Stalingrad, we

are completing the relocation
of additional forces to the area

and regrouping the forces of
the fronts and armies

to create
the assault groups. .

Welcome.

How are things
on the southwestern front?

The creation of the Southwestern Front

under the command
of General Vatutin

is being completed, Comrade Stalin.

By your order,
the Southwestern Front

has received reinforcements
from the reserves of the General Staff

and additional troops transferred
from the Don Front.

Four Infantry divisions,
two armored corps, one cavalry,

thirteen artillery regiments, seven
infantry corps and six mortar regiments.

And the Stalingrad front?

The Stalingrad front
has received an armored brigade

from the General Staff reserves...

Excuse me.

Stalin.

Today at dawn the Germans
brought in a fresh division

supported by 150 tanks.

By the end of the day,
they arrived at the tractor factory.

They cut off Colonel Gorokhov's group
from Chuikov's army.

The tractor factory was lost.

The enemy is trying
to reach the Volga

and the docks.

The Nazis want to cut off the 62nd Army
and destroy it piece by piece.

We can't leave them,
Comrade Vasilievsky.

Please order Rokossovsky
to counterattack immediately.

Here.

And please give Chuikov
Lyudnikov's 138th division

from the general reserves. It

will happen.

It's a very difficult situation.

Further retreat is impossible,
Comrade Vasilievsky.

Stalingrad binds
the enemy forces.

Now that we are ready
for a decisive assault,

it becomes extremely important
for us to hold Stalingrad.

Please use the direct line
to tell Yeremenko,

the commander in charge of
the Stalingrad front, the following:

I demand that you take all necessary
measures to defend Stalingrad.

Stalingrad must not fall
to the enemy,

and any part of it
already in enemy hands

must be liberated.

Stalin.

Send it immediately.

- Can I go, Comrade Stalin?
- Yes.

Goodbye.

November has arrived.

The Germans were pushing to reach
the Volga River.

The Germans are here again!

Where?

Between Gorishny and Lyudnikov!
They are attacking the docks!

- What powers do they have?
- Three armored regiments.

Take
Gorishny's and Batiuk's regiments

and counterattack in that
direction.

The goal is to destroy
the enemy who has infiltrated

the docks and the
Red October factory.

Yes, sir!

Disaster can happen at
any time.

Disaster will happen,
comrade commander.

In such a case, communication
with the left bank will cease.

For a long time.

- Has it caught ice anywhere?
- Already in Saratov, since yesterday.

Then we'll have it here tomorrow too.

I'm going to Lyudnikov.

After prolonged fierce fighting,

the Germans reached the Volga

and surrounded
Lyudnikov's division.

Here is my forehead line.

There are 200 meters between
the 95th section and mine.

These 200 meters were occupied
by the enemy.

However, while the Germans have captured
a cliff on the Volga,

they have not yet reached
the river.

On the left, it is Gorisny
on their way,

holding this area
of the bank.

And here we are,
preventing them from reaching the river.

Correct.

But the situation is still very bad.

We're running out of ammunition.

Tonight armored boats
will transport the wounded

and bring us ammunition
and reinforcements.

Yes?

What's going on?

There is ice on the Volga,
Comrade Chuikov. It

's not solid yet.

What?

Let's start again.

They attack
the docks again.

The ice on the Volga

has completely disrupted
communication with the left bank.

The divisions have no ammunition at all.
The reinforcements are not enough. The

wounded have not been
transported.

What kinds of measures

have been taken to help
the fighters of Stalingrad?

We are doing everything we can,
Comrade Stalin.

Planes drop
food and ammunition.

It's not enough.

Did the riverboats try
to break the blockade?

They try every night,
Comrade Stalin.

But the movement of the ice
has intensified.

In addition, the Volga is under
fire from German machine guns

and bombarded with mortars
day and night.

Please tell the sailors
of the Volga fleet

that they must break the blockade immediately. It

will be done, Comrade Stalin.

Dear Joseph Vissarionovich:

We, the defenders
of Stalingrad,

wish to tell you

and, through you,
all Soviet citizens

that our morale is high.

Our will is strong.

Our hands are tireless
fighting the enemy. We are

writing to you

in the midst of the struggle

from a high bank

of our great river,
the Volga.

We have decided

to fight to the death
in the defense of Stalingrad.

With this letter, from
our individual battle trenches, we swear that...

I, Guard Lieutenant General
Rodimtsev,

the soldiers and officers
of the divisions...

I, Colonel Lyudnikov,
soldiers and officers...

I, Guriev, commander
of the Guards Division,

soldiers and officers,

... we swear to you,
and in the name of our fathers,

and to the white-haired heroes
of the battle of Tsaritsyn,

we swear to the comrades
fighting on other fronts,

to the emblems of our struggle, to the

entire Soviet territory, we swear to

defend Stalingrad

to the last drop of our blood,

to the last breath,
to the last heartbeat,

and we will not allow the enemy
to cross the Volga.

Riverboats! They

are coming!

And so, we begin
our counterattack at Stalingrad.

It is the second
after the Battle of Moscow.

It is an attack by a huge force

with a huge goal
that we must achieve.

We must achieve a change
in the direction of war,

in the direction of all history.

Your southwestern front,
Comrade Vatutin,

will deliver the main blow.

The Don Front,
Comrade Rokossovsky,

will deliver a reinforcing blow.

The Stalingrad Front,
Comrade Yeremenko,

will begin the offensive
a day later.

Message
from the commander-in-chief.

The enemy has already tested
the strength of the Red Army

in Rostov, Moscow and Tikhvin.

It will not be long the day

when the enemy will see the power
of the onslaught of the new Red Army

Better days are coming.

November 19

You can begin,
Comrade Vasilievsky.

They dropped thousands of tons of
iron on us. They

are breaking our defense.

I can't believe they prepared
the attack so discreetly.

Order the commander of
the 14th Panzer Corps

to send two
armored divisions on the 16th and 24th

to the sector of the
main Russian attack. It

cannot move
mechanical forces.

Chuikov is advancing again.

In such a case,

the tanks should go there
along with the divisions

that are not on the front line.

Immediately.

Connect me
to Lieutenant General Weichs.

Lieutenant General Weichs's staff,
please.

The lieutenant general, please.

Lieutenant General Weichs
is asleep, sir.

Paulus is calling you.

Wake up the lieutenant general.

What?

What happened?

The Russians counterattacked

in the
Vensenskoye-Kletskoye sector.

From the Soviet news agency.

Today, November 19,

the Red Army began
a counteroffensive at Stalingrad.

Inside front, Soviet citizens
produced more than 1,000 airplanes,

1,140 tanks, 5,629 guns,
and 11,400 mortars for the war effort

and retaliation against the enemy.

Field Marshal Keitel.

The Führer gave permission
to transfer the 11th division

from the Western Front.

The transfer has already begun.

Inform Lieutenant General Weichs.

And also use the 62nd
division from the reserves

and the 294th from
the Mirov sector.

I am reporting, Comrade Vasilievsky.

Army formations
on the southwestern front

broke through the enemy defenses.

The infantry fights
behind enemy lines.

Our defense broke.

Give me the map of the location of
the Russian Army of the Don.

Send a signal
to Lieutenant General Vasilievsky

that we have broken through
the enemy lines.

Connect with the command
of the Weichs army group.

Sir, the Russians are attacking again,
this time on the Don front.

In the Kletsk and Melokletsk region.

Our lines were broken
over a length of 6 kilometers.

Streicher's team is in danger.

Paulus must relocate
Streicher's body

to avoid encirclement.

This should not happen.

I would advise Streicher
to cross to the east bank of the Don

in order to avoid a disaster.

Send two tank brigades

to prevent
Streicher's retreat.

Russian tanks are heading south.

Please connect me

to the commander
of the southwestern front.

The commander
will speak to you now.

I understand, Comrade Rokossovsky.

The 3rd Cavalry Corps
has already moved in

to prevent
Streicher's retreat. I

have no other reserves.

Sir! Russian cavalry
pursues Streicher's units.

Streicher urgently requests permission
to move his units.

The breach in our lines
is widening. They

might cut off
our supply.

If motorized units pass
between our lines,

they will crush our forces
piece by piece.

Order the motorized units
to do their duty.

The 4th Armored Corps
to move to the front line.

November 20

Schmidt, what is happening in the area
of the 6th Romanian Corps?

Give me the map!

Connect me with the commander
of the Stalingrad front.

Report of General Tolbukhin.

The 57th Army
together with the 51st

broke through the lines
of the 6th Romanian Corps.

The 20th, 2nd and 18th
Romanian divisions were

completely annihilated.

Very well, Comrade Tolbukhin.

Continue the attack.

Expand the breach
of enemy defense lines

and prepare mechanized
units for the fight.

Send the 371st Division against
the attacking 51st Russian Army.

Reinforce them with an additional 70 tanks!
If it's not too late. It

could be.

Contact the
371st division headquarters.

Order the 51st and 57th armies
to advance their motorized units.

The 4th Mechanized Corps broke through
the enemy lines.

Very well, Comrade Trufanov. I

am promoting the motorized units.

The Russians have advanced
mechanized units. It

's a total disaster.

We must report to the Fuhrer.

It's too early.

Too early.

There is still a chance to clear
the breach in our lines.

With what?

What?!

I report, Comrade Stalin.

The enemy lines have been broken
in several places. Our

tanks, cavalry and motorized
units

have broken through
the enemy defenses.

The battle takes place
over a large area

and deep behind
enemy lines. It

is likely that we will succeed
in all our attacks.

Don't stop even at night.

Follow and destroy the enemy.

November 21st

The Führer has ordered the re-formation
of the front line immediately.

Unfortunately, it's impossible, sir.

What?

We must unite all the reserves
and launch a major counterattack. There's

nothing we can do, sir.

The command and control system
of the troops has been paralyzed, sir.

The commanders of the 4th and 13th motorized
units must move faster

behind enemy lines,

avoiding enemy resistance points.

Tell them to destroy
the lines of communication,

buildings and personnel reserves of
the retreating enemy.

Yes, sir.

Support the operations of the
mechanized units with aviation

in order to hinder
the Luftwaffe.

Intelligence Service report.

Streicher's units are
retreating.

- Inform General Vatutin.
- Yes, sir.

There is no communication
with Streicher's staff. They are

cutting off our communications. They
are behind our lines.

Sir, Russian tanks have been spotted
three kilometers away.

Where did they come from?

The 14th Armored Division retreats
under the Russian attack.

Adam!

My plane.

Order the commander of
the 4th Panzer Corps

to move faster towards Kalach.

Commander of the vanguard unit
of the 4th Armored Corps.

We have destroyed the
supply lines and headquarters of

a German Infantry division.

At your command, I will continue
moving towards Kalats.

Yes, sir.

Siegfried.

Siegfried.

Siegfried.

Where is Hot?

Will you please find out
where General Hoth is?

Where is his army?

Siegfried. Siegfried. Siegfried.

There is no communication
with General Hoth's staff.

Then connect me to
Lieutenant General Weichs.

Give me team B directly.

General Paulus.

Okay?

Sir, I am in Nizhny Novgorod.

I can't resist anymore.

I don't know where General Hoth
or his army is. I

don't know where Streicher is.
What should we do?

Commander of the vanguard unit
of the 4th Mechanized Corps.

On your orders, we captured
Karpovka station.

We captured prisoners and loot. I

continue to advance towards Kalach.

Ask General Vatutin

about the situation in the sector of
the 4th and 5th Romanian corps

with the so-called Raspopinskaya
army group.

Yes, sir.

Brigadier General Stanescu, I am mentioning.

The Russians have reached
our right flank from the southeast.

The 6th and 13th infantry units

retreat to the village of
Raspopinskaya.

Our department is threatened
with encirclement.

Comrade Stalin wants to know,

what is happening at Raspopinskaya?

Did you chase them away?

The army group
consisting of the 4th

and 5th Romanian army corps
is surrounded, Comrade Vasilievsky.

Welcome.

Tell General Vatutin
to force them to capitulate.

I will transfer it.

The remaining Romanian units
have gathered

in the village of Raspopinskaya.

Sir, we have orders to force
the Romanians to capitulate.

Bomb the village.

Our destiny is clear.

We must begin negotiations
to end the siege.

Where is the third Romanian army?

Communication with the third Romanian
army has been lost, sir. I

ask you, where is
the third Romanian army?

Where is it? Where? We

just received news.

The commanders of the 5th
and 6th Romanian divisions,

Generals Lasker and Massarini,
were captured

along with their officers
and 6,000 soldiers.

The Romanians! I

knew it!
I warned the Fuhrer!

To Commander-in-Chief
Comrade Stalin. I am

submitting a report.

Raspopinskaya's army group
capitulated.

Also, during the offensive,
our forces have destroyed

11 infantry divisions, two
armored divisions and one cavalry division.

We have killed 95,000 soldiers

and captured more than
72,000 soldiers and officers.

November 22

By order of Lieutenant General
Weichs, we retreat east.

Everything was lost.

Rumor has it we are
retreating towards Stalingrad.

We have no communication
with the army.

Your army retreats
without any resistance.

- Yes, but…
- We never stop fighting.

- Where is General Hoth?
- With General Paulus.

Okay, what?

There is no response.

What are we going to do? I do

n't know.

I could evacuate the army
through a narrow corridor

that has not yet been occupied
by the Russians.

I sent a signal to the Führer,

but there is still
no response.

Forgive me for the inconvenience,
Comrade Stalin.

We intercepted a signal from Paulus
to Hitler.

Don't worry, Comrade Vasilievsky.

First of all, their actions
are very slow.

You see it yourself.

Besides, the Germans
cannot leave Stalingrad.

For them, it is the destiny of
the entire Eastern Front,

and perhaps the entire war.

Carry out the business
calmly.

Kalacs

General Paulus can still
escape encirclement

through a narrow corridor.

Awaiting your response,
my Fuhrer

. I order.

We will not leave Stalingrad under any circumstances
.

The entire front depends on it.

If encirclement is inevitable,

fortify yourself and stay there!

November 23

We fly over Kalach. It

is not clear in whose
hands it is.

Battles rage around him.

If the Russians take Kalach,
it will be the end. We

will be completely surrounded.

Commander of the vanguard unit
of the 4th Armored Corps

of the Southwestern Front.

Commander of the vanguard unit of
the 4th motorized division

of the Stalingrad Front.

Congratulations, comrade colonel.

I am pleased to inform you,
Comrade Stalin,

that today, November 23,

we completely surrounded
the German army at Stalingrad.

Vanguard units of the 4th
Panzer Corps of the Southwestern Front

and vanguard units of the
4th Mechanized Division were

united.

Twenty-two German divisions
were tightly surrounded

by an iron
ring of our forces.

Comrade Vasilievsky,
you have accomplished a colossal goal. I

am doing my best, Comrade Stalin.

You did a lot.

Hello, Comrade Vatutin.

Congratulations on the brilliant business.

We carried out your orders,
Comrade Stalin.

Orders? What orders? It

is easy to send orders. A

short while ago, Hitler sent
his surrounded forces an order.

He demands

that they not abandon Stalingrad under any circumstances. It

's natural. Paulus employs six of
our armies.

The German command is withdrawing
large forces to the Tormosin sector,

Comrade Stalin.

What about Kotelnikovo? Field Marshal

Manstein's army group,

consisting of seven divisions,
is there.

In addition, the 23rd Armored Division
from the North Caucasus

has been moved there. They

are mobilizing
the divisions from the Caucasus very hastily.

They have also moved the 17th
Armored Division from Bryansk. Not

smart at all. Does

this mean we should
expect their attack

on Tormosin and Kotelnikovo?

Yes, Comrade Stalin. We

will act first.

I know what you're thinking,
Comrade Vatutin.

Suggest a trip
to the south.

Very right, Comrade Stalin.

I believe this major attack
must strike in the southeast.

I understand, Comrade Stalin.

Only this can prevent
any help to Paulus.

When do you suggest starting?

On December 15 or 16,
Comrade Stalin.

Goodbye.

I believe that we should entrust
Comrade Voronov with

the mission of destroying
Paulus.

I asked him to come here. It's
coming.

You are quite right, Comrade Stalin.

Nikolai Nikolayevich has visited him
several times recently.

He knows the area and
the people quite well.

Besides, artillery will play
the main role.

Lieutenant General Voronov is here,
Comrade Stalin.

Tell him to come through.

Good morning, Comrade Voronov.

We have decided to entrust you with
the mission

of destroying
General Paulus's encircled army.

Our forces are very tired.

In addition, a significant number of
artillery units are delayed

and cannot participate
in this operation.

Yes, we will need time to
bring in the required artillery. It

is obvious that despite
our great desire to end Paulus, we

cannot do so
before January. I

ask you, Comrade Voronov,
together with Comrade Rokossovsky,

to develop a plan
for the upcoming operation.

When will it be ready?

Until the end of December,
Comrade Stalin.

In order for the operation to be carried out
successfully and quickly,

detailed preparation is needed. I

agree.

Goodbye.
I wish you good success.

And now, Comrade Vasilevsky,

let's see what's happening
on the other fronts.

The powerful attack of the Soviet forces
prevented all attempts

by the Germans to
liberate the encircled ones.

The Soviet forces destroyed the 8th
Italian Army, the 3rd Romanian Army,

and Field
Marshal Manstein's Army Group

in the Tormosin sectors
and Kotelnikovo.

The encircled Germans were now
200 kilometers away from the rest of the

German forces.

Sir, you asked me
to prepare

the report to the Führer.

Today our forces are
surrounded in an area

no larger than 1,500
square kilometers.

This area is under
long-range artillery fire.

Approximately 80,000 soldiers have
died in battle.

We have about 40,000
sick and wounded soldiers.

We don't have any winter clothing.
Food rations have been reduced.

I must add

that some generals are
again proposing, despite the Fuhrer's order, an

attempt to break the blockade
with all available combat-worthy units.

I am the only one responsible.

These criminal discussions
must end,

otherwise those who engage in them
will be held accountable in court martial.

We have more than 200,000
soldiers, many guns and mortars.

We can and will defend
our position here.

Paulus' army must be
liquidated as soon as possible.

We need to free up
our forces for other fronts.

As you can see, Comrade Stalin,
the operation was planned entirely

on the basis of the idea of dividing
Paulus' army into several parts

and destroying each of them
separately. It

will involve strikes
on intersecting axes

and a gradual reduction of the
enemy's area.

This is the general idea
of the operation, Comrade Stalin.

Welcome.

Comrade Rokossovsky will provide
more details.

May I, Comrade Stalin?

Please.

I will lead the main attack
from west to east

using Don's forces.

The main axis of attack
is towards the village of Gonchar

and the Red October factory.

The forces of the Stalingrad Front
will carry out a reinforcement attack.

The business is then divided
into three successive stages.

Stage one, the destruction of the western
and northeastern enemy armies.

Stage two, the destruction
of enemy forces

at Pechanka, Stalingrad
and Gumrak.

Stage three, the liquidation
of the remaining enemy forces.

Please note that Paulus has
at least 200,000 capable soldiers. It

also has more
tanks and planes.

On the other hand, we are much
stronger in artillery.

Ah, the famous notebook. I

believe you, Comrade Voronov.

Artillery is the God of war. I

believe you.

I'll give you the numbers.

We have two thousand guns. An

additional 3,000 mortars

and a significant number of
garrison artillery.

Nikolai Nikolaevich
will be pleased.

In some sectors of the front, there

will be a concentration of 200 guns
per square kilometer,

Comrade Stalin.

The interior front
did an excellent job.

When do you expect the business to start?

Around the beginning of January,
Comrade Stalin.

Yes, the plan is accepted.

Do you have any objections,
Comrade Vasilievsky?

I would only propose

that the forces of the
Don and Stalingrad fronts be united

under the command of
Comrade Rokossovsky. I

agree.

Please give Comrade Rokossovsky
the 62nd, 64th and 57th armies. It

will be done, Comrade Stalin.

Comrade front commander!

I gladly accept

to command your brilliant army,
Comrade Chuikov.

We fought as hard as we could,
comrade front commander!

Yes, it was tough for you.

It's past now,
Comrade Rokossovsky.

The future is ahead of us.

Then let's talk about it.

Here is the purpose
of your 62nd army.

During the attack,

exploit every success

to meet the forces of
the 21st Army.

Meeting point: Mamayev Hill.

By January 7, 1943, the
Don Front had completed preparations

for the operation
in the Stalingrad sector.

The Soviet government does not want
unnecessary bloodshed.

We also want to allow
Paulus to save his army

from hunger and frost.

Ask him to surrender.

Send Paul a message.

To the commander of the 6th German Army,

Lieutenant General Paulus,

or his deputy,
to the officers and soldiers…

…of the encircled German forces
in Stalingrad. I

have read it,
Comrade Voronov.

We need to offer more
benefits to

Paulus' officers and soldiers.

More benefits.

We guarantee the life and safety
of everyone who stops the resistance

soldiers and officers.

All prisoners will immediately
receive normal food rations.

The sick and wounded
will receive medical care.

The situation is futile and any
resistance It is pointless.

Is there any response
from the Fuhrer?

No, sir.

We warn you that if you ignore
the offer of capitulation,

you will be responsible
for your own destruction. They are

threatening us!

They want us to fall to our knees!

Yes, I am responsible
for the glory of Germany!

Delivery is impossible!
Impossible!

On January 10, 1943,
at 8:05 a.m.

Rokossovsky's armies
began the destruction

of
General Paulus's encircled army.

The enemy suffered heavy losses.

On the battlefield,
127 artillery pieces,

about 400 machine guns,
and more were destroyed. from 80 tanks.

The loot includes
300 guns, 104 tanks,

324 mortars, 60 armored vehicles,
3,000 trucks,

ammunition and other military equipment.

Rokossovsky.

Stalin is calling. I did

n't call you earlier on purpose. I
didn't want to bother you.

How is the situation?

I report, Comrade Stalin.

Despite strong enemy resistance,

we completed the objective
of the first phase.

We broke Paulus' forehead.

The western part of the German
defense was destroyed.

Welcome.

Welcome.

In order to make
the situation more favorable,

we will concentrate our efforts
on the 21st Army.

In cooperation with the 64th
and 57th armies,

the 21st army will complete the
encirclement of enemy formations

in Bosargino and Voroponovo.

I remember these positions very well. Voroponovo

.

There are many canyons there. It
will be difficult for you.

Okay. I

agree.

You can start.

Our forces must
retreat to the east bank of

the Rasoska River.

Fortify yourself there.

The line at Rasoshka and Chevlyonaya
is exposed on the sides.

We must send
our reserves there immediately.

Our last reserves?

Yes.

Execute the order.

Only one thing is left to us,

the delay of our death.

Soldiers need
moral support.

Announce my order.
Adam, write.

Soldiers, you know what will
happen to us if we surrender.

We only have one choice.

Let's fight to the last bullet.

Let's hope it comes soon.

What's coming soon?

Death.

On January 23,
army formations of the Don Front

broke through another
German defensive line.

Today, despite strong resistance,

we surrendered our last positions.

We are retreating to Stalingrad.

We have a crisis in our supply,

with ammunition and fuel.

We don't have any positions or buildings.

Manifestations of low morale are observed

with suicides and signs of
insanity.

I ask, my Führer, that you
grant me freedom of action

to continue to resist
as long as possible

or to surrender in the event that
resistance is no longer possible.

Commander of the 6th Army,
Lieutenant General Paulus.

We are only
500 meters apart.

We will unite tomorrow.

Did the forces join forces?

They did it. They

are heroes!

January 30

January 31

Congratulations on your promotion
to the rank of Marshal.

Thank you.

The Führer is very generous.

What's going on in town, Schmidt?

The Soviet negotiators
are outside, sir.

Hand over your weapons.

Your weapons.

Marshal,

you are a prisoner of war of the
64th Soviet Army.

I congratulate the forces of the
Don Front

on the successful annihilation
of the enemy forces at Stalingrad.

We thank all the soldiers,
commanders,

and officers
of the Don Front

for their outstanding
military feats.

Commander-in-Chief Stalin.

Berlin.

The Battle of Stalingrad

was the turning point
for the German Nazi army.

As is well known,

the Germans never recovered
after Stalingrad. Stalin.

1941-1945
Detailed history of the Great
Patriotic War.

Finally
(note:
temporary nikpad, because then Merkel came).