urity forces ordered to kill anyone who might flee or retreat. In addition to the forces, Stalin ordered the local civilians to stay so that the troops would feel that they something more to fight for than a crumbled city.
             The Germans saw Stalingrad falling from their grasps and knew that they had to attack the source of the Russians motivation. It was this fear that caused them to send their best sniper Major Konig to hunt Vasili down and put an end to the Russian hopes for good. The men stalked each other for months amongst the battlefields until one was victorious. It was the killing of Major Konig and the failure to capture Stalingrad that led to the retreat
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