There are no heroes here, only cold and death

Conrad 2022-01-13 08:02:29

The Battle of Stalingrad was an important turning point in the European battlefield in World War II. Various countries have various books and movies to depict and remember this battle. Soviet films emphasize the heroism and sacrifice of the Soviet people in resisting aggression and defending the country; American films highlight the visual elements and love stories of the battle; the Stalingrad battle filmed in Germany is a very profound reflection on the war from beginning to end. Condemning the war, I can feel that Germany is really reflecting on the harm that war has brought to others and itself. I really understand from the heart the crime and ugliness of war. There is no glory, no pride, no victory, no heroes, only death, disability, collapse, and destruction. die.

After a German assault battalion won the battle in Africa, it took a vacation in a seaside city in Italy. The beginning of the film started with such a beautiful scene, clear blue water, slowly passing trains, beautiful and brilliant castles, playing cards and smoking. The soldiers reading books and the beautiful nurses swimming, this is a pleasant opening. Compared with the scene of freezing to death in Stalingrad at the end of the film, it gives a very strong contrast. After the urgent assembly and award of the medals, they were "loaded" on the train to Stalingrad, 2000 kilometers away. The leader said there were only a small number of Soviet troops resisting, but they were greeted by the streets full of injuries and tired eyes. War They have never been as interesting and beautiful as in the sand table or in the novel. They took the honor and pride of soldiers into the street fighting. The 400-person organization had only 62 people left after street fighting, and they were in a stalemate with the opposing Soviet army in the dilapidated building. , This is the epitome of the battle of Stalingrad. In the process of going to the tunnel to search for the enemy, their comrades were seriously injured. Due to too many injuries and illnesses that could not be treated in time, their teammates died, and they were deprived of their military duties to sweep mines because they threatened the doctor with guns, and were sent to mine. Battle against Soviet tanks on the front line. Then there were only less than 10 comrades-in-arms left. Those who chose to escape failed to catch the last plane leaving Stalingrad, and those who chose to stay behind suffered from cold and hunger. After shooting and killing the officer who abused them, they received warmth and food in the storage room, but finally faced with the ending of being surrounded, they embarked on the journey out and finally froze to death in the snow and wind outside Stalingrad. .

Many people would think it was too onlookers, and it did not reflect the grand scene of the Stalingrad battle that year. I just want to say that you chose the wrong movie. There are very few battle scenes in the movie. There are only two battles in the street and tank battles, and there is no such grand scene; this movie will not be interspersed with the poignant love of the war, such as the Soviet female soldier and the German soldier. Love beyond the country and nation. why? Because the point of the film is not here. There is no grand war scene, because the director is not like using those to make the audience excited, there is no love story, because in the war, such nonsense will not happen at all. The theme of the whole movie is to revolve around the anti-war, constantly accusing the crime of war and the harm it brings, no matter whether the harm is inflicted on the aggressor or the aggressor soldier. They used to have a warm family, but because they had been fighting for years, their wives had betrayed themselves; they used to have a beautiful girlfriend, but now they wrote to tell him that they had a new boyfriend; they used to have farm land and rabbits Nowadays, they can only remember and expect to return home after the war is over in the photos; they once came here with glory in neat military uniforms, but ended up wrapped in tattered clothes for warmth without food and houses; they were forced to follow Others were fighting for the greed and advocacy of a few powerful people. They had to shoot Soviet children against their conscience. Because of the vicious officers and harsh discipline, even German soldiers who were known for observing discipline would still attack. In the end, he broke out and killed the inhuman officer, and would also escape from the camp pretending to be a sick number and try to return home. In the war, they lost everything, not just their lives.

Those who have experienced war know the value of peace. They will never clamor indiscriminately to start the war. They understand that there is no so-called victor in a war. Almost all countries have gone from victorious to defeated after World War II, except for the United States. In addition to gaining a lot of benefits in vain, all countries and their people have suffered from the war. Even the United States has had countless soldiers sacrificed on the battlefield, but the country has not been attacked. In the subsequent Korean War, Vietnam War, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, which country has achieved so-called democracy and prosperity through war? Hitler's speeches and slogans must be more persuasive and inflammatory than some politicians today. Otherwise, how could there be so many German soldiers rushing to the battlefield, but history has proved that this is a worldwide tragedy. Wars have never been good. The cross, which once symbolized honor and pride, can't be worthy of hard bread in the end. The winner of today is the loser of tomorrow. If you kill someone today, others will kill you. If you think that there are heroes and pride in wars, then you really think too much. Those heroes and love stories in Hollywood blockbusters are not in real wars. In real wars, there are depression, fear, regret, bloodshed, broken arms, flesh and blood, family crying, hypocritical advocacy; what is not or lost is food, health, hope, warmth, family, love, conscience , Morality, humiliation, expectation of survival. That Soviet female officer did not commit suicide when she was humiliated, nor did she have feelings with German soldiers. Those German soldiers did not have glory and satisfaction. They did not even want to live. The little Soviet boy did not become a spy of the Soviet army. Lead the army to victory in the war. I can’t see heroes, nor can I see the magnificence of war. I only see dead corpses in the snow. I only see soldiers who died in pain and no one can heal them. I only see those who flew freely under modern weapons. Flesh and flesh, I only saw human beings slaughter each other for no reason and meaninglessness!

I hope there will never be war again, I hope to live peacefully and happily, and I hope that there will not be so many tragedies. The greatest tragedy of mankind is to repeat the same tragedy!

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Stalingrad quotes

  • One German foot soldier: Where are the horses?

    Another German foot soldier: We're the horses!

  • General Hentz: To sum it up, gentlemen... we're in deep shit.