The powerful testimonies of the men of the German army who survived the most horrific battle in human history.
Stalingrad – new depths of human suffering.
In the closing months of 1942, only a few yards of bitterly contested ground stood between Hitler and the prize which he valued above all others – Stalingrad, the city on the Volga which carried the name of his greatest enemy.
The terrible ferocity of the fighting in the ruined city plumbed the depths of human suffering. The fighting for Stalingrad was intense, protracted and took place under the worst imaginable conditions including the iron grip of a Russian Winter.
After the battle the wretched survivors of a beaten German army emerged from their hiding places and surrendered to the Red army. They had once been 350,000 strong but only 90,000 of these frost bitten, starving scarecrows remained to make the painful forced march into Russian captivity.
In the weeks to come 85,000 of the pathetic prisoners would die from disease, starvation, brutality, neglect and despair. Only 5000 survivors from the doomed 6th Army endured the long years of captivity in slave labour camps and lived to see Germany again. This is their story.
Stalingrad Fact
350,000 German troops fought at Stalingrad. Only 5000 lived to tell the tale.
Stalingrad Fact
240,000 German troops were killed.
Stalingrad Fact
13,500 guns and 894 tanks were used during the massive Soviet counterattack.
Stalingrad Fact
Two Rumanian, one Italian and one Hungarian army were completely destroyed during the fighting.
Stalingrad Fact
The battle was the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front and a decisive moment in the defeat of the Third Reich.
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