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Yes I own a copy of both Downfall and Stalingrad....Ironically I had a Great Uncle who served in the Heer and was in Stalingrad. He was badly wounded in the leg and was one of the few that was airlifted out. He passed away as a result of his wound in 1981. I had the opportunity to visit him in Germany in 1980 and spoke at great length about his time in Stalingrad. The wound in his leg actually was quite visible even then, as a gaping crater was left in his leg. The doctors had always told him that they wanted to amputate his leg however he would never allow it. My Great Aunt always had to rub special cream into the wound and bandage the wound every day and this was in 1980if you could believe it. Quite an amazing thing.
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