Corps of General Shubnikov (Russian: Корпус генерала Шубникова, romanized: Korpus generala Shubnikova) is a 1980 Soviet World War II film directed by Damir Vyatich-Berezhnykh.
[1][2][3] In the winter of 1942, a new Soviet mechanized corps is formed under the command of Major General Shubnikov, tasked with a strategic mission to disrupt German operations.
At the same time, Hitler orders four tank divisions from the Velikiye Luki–Rzhev region to reinforce General Paulus, whose army is encircled by Soviet forces near Stalingrad.
After accomplishing the breakthrough and raiding the enemy's rear lines, Shubnikov organizes a tactical retreat to reconnect with the main Soviet forces.
Wounded and interrogated, he refuses to cooperate and deliberately misleads the Germans, falsely claiming to belong to a cavalry unit, preferring death over betrayal.