magnitude stalingrad tragedy concisely presented end note movie in battle stalingrad one million people killed action froze death died starvation russians romanians italians hungarians germans austrians  surrounded men sixth army o taken prisoners  returned homeland years laterbr br what story tell fieldmarshall paulus surrendered share hardship captivity men special treatment highest ranking prisonner taken soviet army when presence nuremberg trials asked fate  prisoners declared fine freed war died east germanybr br the film presents first part tragedy actual battle stalingrad however entire picture fate  prisonners also forgotten