Hitler's Field Marshal Who Surrendered at Stalingrad: Friedrich Paulus
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At Stalingrad, over 200,000 German troops were encircled and crushed. Leading them was Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus, the first German commander of his rank ever to surrender. Refusing to take his own life, Paulus became a symbol of defeat and betrayal in Nazi Germany. This film revisits his battles, his surrender, and his complex legacy as both a loyal soldier and later a witness at Nuremberg.
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