have major in western history when i be a student in college see the view on world war ii be quite discomforting and in a whole completely wrong . world war ii be the most graphic and bloody affair to ever occur in world history . while the axis power conduct many crime against humanity which be still the view today and the correct many people forget that not every german soldier be out to exterminate the jewish population and not every japanese soldier swing a samurai sword around and fly kamikaze mission and and not every italian soldier be a fascist . most of these soldier for the axis power be normal people like you and i catch in a terrible conflict and just happen to be fight for a country they love . the battle of stalingrad be arguably the most lethal battle in world history with over 1 and 500 and 000 casualty sustain over the course of the battle . the film stalingrad follow a german platoon and it leader lieutenant von witzland a they be reassign to the eastern front to battle the soviet at stalingrad . von witzland act a sort of the main character with two other men and rollo and fritzi . they all be normal men and seem to be completely unaware to what be happen back in germany and poland . the film follow the course of the battle . the film be overall very bleak when it come to it portrayal of combat and a soldier life during the battle . we be show numerous gruesome battle and intense violence outside of the battle ( include a firing squad sequence ) . overall the battle be the early example that i know of that portray the loss of limb and overall in your face death sequence and violence . much of the inspiration for save private ryan battle sequence seem to have come from this film . the film do not aim to make the german completely innocent of everything in the film . several of the high ranking officer of the army be portray in the usual view most people be use to and evil . most of the soldier be just normal people who often speak of home . the film make it clear quite quickly that not all german be responsible for what happen during the holocaust and most of the country and army be entirely oblivious to the fact that genocide be take place . the film make it clear that the soldier in the germany army be simply fight for a cause they really do not understand and most wished just to return home rather than freeze in negative degree temperature in russia . the film really show how hellish war be and especially world war ii . the battle scene will shock you with it gritty realism and the story be quite easy to follow a you be simply follow a platoon during the battle . a with most war film do not expect much happiness after see it . it will leave you in a bit of a depressed mood just from see the life most of the soldier on the eastern front face . not recommend for child . 4/5 star .