The Germans were in Stalingrad. The Germans had reached the Volga.
> Said a German correspondent broadcasting from the Stalingrad front: "The horizon seems to heave up. Gigantic mushrooms of greenish black and white are spreading everywhere. On my right Panzers are in position. Straight ahead infantry have reached the first houses."
> Said another German: "It is a miracle our troops reached the Volga. Soviet defenses were more than terrific. German soldiers have become silent after what they have gone through. Today they are living for their tanks only. They are separated...