William Hoffman- DIARY OF A GERMAN SOLDIER

-The complete faith in the judgement of Hitler can be seen in Hoffman's entries, "The Fuehrer's orders were read out to us. He expects victory of us. We are all convinced that they can't stop us."

-The Russian resistance gets stouter with each building that is taken, and the Russians are referred to as "fanatics"

-There is WIDESPREAD PANIC among the German troops as they begin to realize the magnitude of the battle that is at hand.

-The bogging down and slow realization of the number of casualties take a toll on the mindset

-The Russians began to refuse to surrender, and would only be taken prisoner if they were too wounded to move.

-German desertions grow as the progress slows.

-Starvation sets in and only finally is Hoffman's approval of the war completely wiped out.