Battle of Stalingrad on Soviet records, over 10,000 German soldiers continued to resist in isolated groups within the city for the next month. Some have presumed that they were motivated by a belief that fighting on was better than a slow death in Soviet captivity. Brown University historian Omer Bartov claims they were motivated by National Socialism. He studied 11,237 letters sent by soldiers inside of Stalingrad between 20 December 1942 and 16 January 1943 to their families in Germany. Almost every letter expressed belief in Germany's ultimate victory and their willingness to fight and die at Stalingrad to achieve that victory. Bartov
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