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
Battle of the Year one-on-one portion of Battle of the Year is one of ten tournaments that are a part of the World BBoy Series. The competition spawned the 2007 documentary "Planet B-Boy" as well as a 2013 eponymously named feature film "Battle of the Year", both directed by Benson Lee. It has also gained attention for positive promotion of hip-hop culture and social unity. In 2006, 2 semifinal battles were implemented, with the winner of each battle advancing to the finals. The losers of the semifinal battles do not battle each other; therefore, there is no longer a fourth-place award. Until 2006, one