In the battle of Demyansk - The history of defensive battles on the Eastern Front (DVD)

In the battle of Demyansk - The history of defensive battles on the Eastern Front (DVD)

As the German advance in the winter of 1941, a few kilometers from Moscow came to a stop, struck the hour of the Red Army. Reinforced by Siberian elite divisions broke through the German front line soldiers of Stalin and penetrated far to the west.

In the space of the Russian city Demyansk, 75 km south-east of Lake Ilmen in the northern sector of the eastern front, more than 100,000 soldiers braced against the Soviet offensive. Included she resisted all attacks for 14 months before it on 21 March were liberated in 1943 by German troops.

All stakeholders - including Danish volunteers of the Waffen SS and the Spanish fighters "Blue Division" - received after the battle as the award "Demjanskschild".

To date puzzled historians whether this victory ended encirclement Hitler strengthened his conviction, also enclosed in Stalingrad 6th Army from the air supply and to relieve.

This movie shows with previously unknown footage in color and black and white, the story of the battle of encirclement and of the men who defended Demyansk.

Running time: 60 minutes
Image: 4: 3
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Languages: German
Subtitle: none
Regional Code: PAL 0
EAN-Code: 4028032071269
Rated: from 16 years