The Battle of Stalingrad was doomed from the start, and here's why

stalingrad  Stalingrad marked the turning point of the Soviet–German War, a conflict that dwarfed the 1944–45 Allied campaign in Western Europe both in numbers and ferocity The battle took place when Germany and its allies sought control over this city in Southern Russia The Germans targeted Stalingrad because of

As many as half a million civilians remained in Stalingrad when the Germans approached in the late summer of 1942 Those who survived the For both Stalin and Hitler, the battle of Stalingrad became a prestige issue in addition to the actual strategic significance of the battle The Soviet command

Russian director Fedor Bondarchuk directs this film set during the siege of Stalingrad during World War II that tells the story of a band of Russian An extraordinary story of tactical genius, civilian bravery and the nature of war itself, which changed how history is written, Stalingrad is a testament to the