(1.) Germans that were wounded, transferred or on leave before the Russian counter-attack. (2.) Germans that were flown out during the encirclement including officers, specialist, technicians and wounded. (3.) Germans that surrendered or were captured in the pocket. Hans Wijers who has posted here in the past was intendance for the 2004 gathering. http://home.planet.nl/~wijer037/HansW.html
Bund ehem. Stalingradkämpfer e.V. Deutschland (Veteran organization of the Stalingrad-fighters) had there last official meeting in 2004 because how small the group has became and the age of the men.
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