Of the 3 months after November 8th, Galland wrote, "The eyes of the German people, full of anguish for their sons, were directed on Stalingrad. When Paulus capitulated... Germany had a grim presentiment of the approaching horror." (page 176, English edition. Methuen. 1955). Along these lines, Philipp had remarked that his greatest anguish just after his capture was the knowledge that 'all the villages, towns and cities of his homeland would possibly end up like Stalingrad, and there was nothing he could do about it.' As for the commedian, I neglected to ask Philipp when he heard the joke, whether it was before or during the War, and I have no knowledge what became of the commedian. Perhaps Hans, or someone else might know that one. Incidentally, are there any Stalingrad jokes from the time, either German or Russian? I'm guessing they might be fairly grim jokes, but has anyone heard or read any?
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