The World At War - Stalingrad, June 42 - February 43

Episode in a 26-part documentary series that presents a detailed survey of World War II. Episode 9 - "Stalingrad June 1942-February 1943": The encirclement and defeat of the Germany army in Stalingrad have greater significance than the number of lives lost - and they were many. For the first time, the Germans were struck in the field. Members of the nation that Hitler once called sub-human shattered the myth of German supremacy. Includes archival films and testimonies. Narration by the British actor Laurence Olivier.