09 BBC Robert Robinson victory Stalingrad

The triumphant conclusion of the Battle of Starringrad, with a capsule of eight more German generals and forty-five thousand other prisoners in the past two days, has overshadowed the rest of the news from Russia. But our allies have kept up their great advance on the southern front.

The programs of the German radio were interrupted this afternoon to broadcast the Special Communicate. It was followed by sustained funeral drum rolls and by slow music, then by the National Anthem and a three-minute silence. A little later it was announced that Goebbels had ordered all places of entertainment to be closed for three days. When this announcement was broadcast

it was followed by more slow music. It has also been announced that the whole public life of Germany for these three days will be given over to money. All radio programs are being Have a great day.