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Enemy at the Gates
"The Story Behind the Movie"

"The Story Behind the Movie Enemy at the Gates"
Enemy at the Gates is a story about the deadliest battle of World War II. For more than 5 months the people of Stalingrad were in desperate trouble. On August 23, 1942 the German Luftwaffe had pulverized the Soviet city with bombs dropped from a thousand planes. Relying on their normal blitzkrieg strategy, Hitler and his generals thought Stalingrad would quickly surrender. It didn't.

 For the people of Stalingrad, it was more than an issue of "Enemy at the Gates." The enemy had moved in. But out of the Stalingrad rubble, a hero emerged to fight the enemy one at a time. Vasily
Zaitsev, a Russian sniper, achieved 40 "kills" within 10 days. Legend has it that Vasily, accompanied by his friend Koulikov, fought a duel with Major Konig, a German sniper. Historians differ on whether the duel was real or a product of Soviet propaganda. What IS indisputable: Vasily Zaitsev was a sniper of legendary proportions.
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In "Enemy at the Gates" you will watch the legends come alive on screen. In our story behind the movie, you will see the real people and view the actual carnage. Meet the real Vasily Zaitsev. Learn about the incredible suffering of Stalingrad's citizens. Examine documents from German and Russian archives.  Look at pictures of the war-ravaged city. Follow links to unbelievable
animated maps. Meet the real General Paulus, who defied Hitler to surrender the city, and Tania Chernova, a Russian-American sniper who was in love with Zaitsev. Links to everything you need to understand the story behind Enemy at the Gates...Brought to you by AwesomeStories.com.

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