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
Stalingrad (1990 film) The film was the first Soviet-American co-production in the Perestroika era. The film was poorly received, and it was Ozerov's first work which failed to secure any nominations since 1958. At 1993, the director used footage from "Stalingrad" for the frame story of his last film, "Angels of Death", about a sniper duel taking place during the battle for the city. Montage from "Stalingrad" was also included in two TV anthologies of select material from Ozerov's films, "The Tragedy of the Twentieth Century" and "The Great Captain Georgy Zhukov". Ronald Lacey makes an appearance as Winston Churchill. Stalingrad (1990 film)