Stalingrad

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Audience Member This is a 3 hour documentary mini-series, made for TV. The film is presented in 3 separate 1 hour segments. The film is well made. It was simulcast in Germany and Russia. This film was directed by a German. There is a lot of 8mm film made by the survivors. There are interviews with soldiers and civilians from both sides of the battle. There are many details of the battle that I was unaware of. The Russians lost over 500,000 soldiers and civilians. Sections of the destroyed city were isolated. Many people died from starvation and the severe cold. After the food ran out, they first ate the horses, then the dogs, then the cats; and finally, they turned to cannibalism. Both sides were in equal dire straits. Both sides held captive POWs. The prisoners suffered mightily. The German 6th Army was almost completely destroyed. The Germans lost over 200,000 soldiers. After the battle, about 100,000 German soldiers surrendered. When they finally were released to go home; only about 6,000 had survived captivity. During the battle, planes were able to land to assist the German Army. Officers went home on leave and returned to the battle front. Some of the German wounded were able to be flown out. But, many were left behind. While German soldier were cold and starving, German officers were warm and well fed. This was a staggeringly, brutal, grinding battle. The Germans initially could not surrender. They were ordered to fight to the last man. This happened after it was clear the battle was ultimately a lost cause. This was a very interesting WWII documentary. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member don't forget .... The Furor ... ! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent documentary Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Far longer and more melodramatic than needed. Conspicuous absence of tactical maps showing troop movements. The same archival footage and ambient shots of tundra are used repeatedly. Good interviews. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A decent documentary about the Battle for Stalingrad with some excellent. archival footage. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Unfortunately The filmmakers essentially gloss over the atrocities being committed by the Nazis during Hitler's campaign of expansion. Certainly the loss of life at Stalingrad -- on both sides -- was appalling, but it's hard to see the event itself as a great tragedy, as the film seems to think we should, when it was also a decisive turning point in the war and a pivotal Allied victory against Hitler. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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