BERLIN (AP) — Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81. His agent confirmed ...
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Stalingrad: Where armies went to die

The fighting in Battle of Stalingrad became a descent into chaos unlike any other battle of the war. German and Soviet ...
As the battle intensified, Stalingrad became a three-dimensional killing ground where basements, factories, hills, and grain elevators turned into isolated wars of attrition. German firepower, armor, ...
Joseph Vilsmaier, a German director and cinematographer behind the acclaimed 1993 World War II drama “Stalingrad,” died on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. He was 81. His agent confirmed to ...
MOSCOW — It began in the blazing heat and choking dust of the southern Russian summer, as hundreds of thousands of cocky German soldiers smashed their way into Stalingrad, intent on making that great ...
German filmmaker Joseph Vilsmaier, director of 'Stalingrad,' 'The Harmonists,' 'Marlene' and 'Autumn Milk,' has died at the age of 81. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Vilsmaier’s agent on ...