“Time is blood,” declared Red Army General Chuikov, commander of the defense of Stalingrad. He meant that the only way to slow the German advance was by sacrificing lives.
German soldiers entered Stalingrad expecting to take the city in a few days. They were not prepared for the bloody slog that was to come.
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Opening War Theme
On the Steppes of Central Asia
Composed in 1880 by Alexander Borodin. Public domain.
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Closing War Theme
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