Battle of Stalingrad of January 1943, though positive media reports had stopped in the weeks before the announcement. Stalingrad marked the first time that the Nazi government publicly acknowledged a failure in its war effort. On 31 January, regular programmes on German state radio were replaced by a broadcast of the somber Adagio movement from Anton Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, followed by the announcement of the defeat at Stalingrad. On 18 February, Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels gave the famous "Sportpalast" speech in Berlin, encouraging the Germans to accept a total war that would claim all resources and efforts from the entire population. Based
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad of the 6th Army. After 1C Game Studios halted development for "", they officially announced development for "IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad" in December 2012. Access to an early alpha was made available for "Premium Edition" owners on November 19, 2013. The release date was originally planned for the first quarter of 2014. The full release date has been marked as October 20, 2014 on the Steam digital market. "IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad" is the 11th installment in the "IL-2 Sturmovik" series, but due to difference in game engine, it is considered to belong to the third generation of