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Summary Note

Footage and eyewitness accounts from both the German and the Russian perspectives tell the story of the Battle of Stalingrad, which sealed the fates of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, and marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.

General Note

Originally produced for television in Germany in 2003.
Special features: "Recollections": deleted interview segments ; interview with Dr. Guido Knopp, professor and historian ; Stalingrad today: views of the city of Volgograd.

Content Note

The attack / written and directed by Jorg Mullner and Sebastian Dehnhardt (54 min.) -- The Kessel / written and directed by Christian Deick and Sebastian Dehnhardt (56 min.) -- The doom / written and directed by Sebastian Dehnhardt and Manfred Oldenburg (55 min.).