Stalingrad (1993 film)

Stalingrad is a 1993 war drama film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier. The movie follows a platoon of World War II German Army soldiers transferred to Russia, where they ultimately find themselves fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad.

In August 1942, a group of German soldiers enjoy leave in Cervo, Liguria, Italy after fighting in North Africa. An awards ceremony is held for several soldiers in the unit, where one platoons new commander, Leutnant Lieutenant Hans von Witzland Thomas Kretschmann is introduced. When Unteroffizier Sergeant Manfred Rollo Rohleder Jochen Nickel refuses to button up his collar, his Assault Badge is revoked. Following the assembly, Rohleder, Obergefreiter Corporal Fritz Reiser Dominique Horwitz and the rest are sent to the Eastern Front to fight for Stalingrad.Wellrespected Hauptmann Captain Hermann Musk Karel Hemnek leads them in an assault on a factory. They take it, but at heavy cost and they end up getting surrounded. Later, in an attempt to retrieve the wounded outside, von Witzland proposes a short ceasefire, which the Russians cautiously accept. However, Mller Oliver Broumis fires when he thinks he sees the Russians about to attack. In the ensuing firefight, they capture Kolya, a young Russian boy. The next day, the Russians attack again, and Kolya escapes in the confusion. With the radio not working, von Witzland, Emigholtz, Reiser, GeGe Mller and Wlk enter the sewers to go for help. Von Witzland gets separated from the others, and captures a Russian soldier named Irina Dana Vvrov. She offers to lead him to safety in exchange for her freedom, but when he is not looking, she pushes him into a filthy pool and escapes. His men find him. ........

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