About the book: 1993 / Fritz Woess (pseudonym) was born in 1920 in Vienna. In 1938, he voluntarily enlisted in the Wehrmacht, was a cadet with the rank of fanen-junker, becoming a lieutenant, and took part in the occupation of France. As a battery commander, he took part in the attack on Leningrad and was wounded in the battles of Tikhvin. Returning from the hospital to the front again, he ended up not only in the heat of Stalingrad, but also in captivity. In 1950, he returned to Vienna, entered the Faculty of Law and received a Doctor of Science degree. Since 1960, Wese has been director of the University of Agriculture in Vienna. In 1960, his book about his time in Russian captivity, “The Fish Goes Rot from the Head,” appeared, and in 1964, the novel “Germans at the Front.” But even earlier, in 1958, the novel offered to our readers, “Do you want to live forever, dogs?” was published, which occupies a special place in the literature about Stalingrad. The German-language circulation of the book amounted to more than half a million copies. The film adaptation of this novel also enjoyed sensational success..