Battle of Stalingrad the battle a watershed moment. At the time, the global significance of the battle was not in doubt. Writing in his diary on 1 January 1943, British General Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, reflected on the change in the position from a year before: At this point, the British had won the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942. However, there were only about 50,000 German soldiers at El Alamein in Egypt, while at Stalingrad 200,000 Germans had been lost. Regardless of the strategic implications, there is little doubt about Stalingrad's symbolism. Germany's defeat shattered its reputation
Flowers of the Motherland well-known 1950s Chinese propaganda film "Flowers of the Motherland" [also translated as "Bud of the Motherland"]. His torturers' recognition of the song causes them to hesitate, saving Cono 7Q's life. Flowers of the Motherland Flowers of the Motherland () is a 1955 Chinese black-and-white film, which was produced by Changchun Film Group Corporation. The movie follows the primary school students' life after China's founding. In Beijing's Beijing Primary School, a fictional school, Class One Grade Five (五年级甲班) has more than 40 students. These students are cute, clever and have become Chinese Young Pioneers; except two students: Jiang Lin (江林), who