Absolutely without a doubt this German 3-part documentary is a 10. But be FOREWARNED ... simply listening to the German 6th Army and Red Army survivors (about 80 years old in 2003) and a few citizen survivors of Stalingrad is both very upsetting and heart wrenching. But there are a lot of both pictures and film, too. By the last 2 months of this 5+ month battle (from late August 1942 to February 1943), the conditions inside Stalingrad were devastating, horrific. Incredible cold, which began in late November, lack of food and any kind of warm shelter, hopeless military situation for the Germans. Even people eating horse meat and later on dogs and even cats and at very end parts of dead PEOPLE!!!
And the UTTER stupidity of Hitler. He could have and should have given permission to his generals to withdraw the 6th Army by no later than December 1942, thus saving much of the men and equipment of the 300,000 man army that first attacked in August 1943. But he ended up sacrificing practically the entire army and IMHO sealed the defeat of his nation. From that point on the Soviets were on the offensive and the Nazis were retreating.
And the UTTER stupidity of Hitler. He could have and should have given permission to his generals to withdraw the 6th Army by no later than December 1942, thus saving much of the men and equipment of the 300,000 man army that first attacked in August 1943. But he ended up sacrificing practically the entire army and IMHO sealed the defeat of his nation. From that point on the Soviets were on the offensive and the Nazis were retreating.