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German and Romanian forces evacuate from Kuban Bridgehead, ahead of advancing Soviets, during World War 2

German and Romanian forces of the 17th Army, evacuate Kuban Bridgehead, at Taman, in Caucuses, and cross the Kerch Strait to Crimea, in World War Two. German and Romanian Officers study a map. Mines are laid and barbed wire strung to impede the Russians. A convoy of trucks carries supplies. Some of local population evacuate along with the military. People carry their belongings in horse pulled carts. Many depart on railroad trains. Romanian troops set off charges that destroy sections of railroad behind them as they depart. Supplies are carried to ships at Port Kavkaz on the Russian shore of the Kerch Strait. Men roll drums in a dock area. Supplies are also transferred on the German-built aerial tramway, capable of transporting 1 thousand tons a day across the Kerch Strait.

Location: Kerch

Date: 1943, September

Duration: 1 min 42 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: German

A German antiaircraft gun downs attacking Russian aircraft and engineers detonate installations in the Kerch Peninsula.

German soldiers arrive in the Kerch Peninsula during the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula of World War II. Animated map shows Kerch, Stalino and other places. German ships arrive at the Kerch Peninsula after evacuating a Cuban bridgehead. A soldier looks at Russian aircraft in flight through binoculars. An antiaircraft gun downs attacking Russian aircraft. Bombs dropped from the aircraft. A convoy of ships at sea. German soldiers walk in columns. Soldiers load material in a truck. A railroad engine used to pull down a tower. German engineers detonate installations to cover their retreat.

Location: Kerch Peninsula Ukraine

Date: 1943

Duration: 2 min 18 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: Portuguese

A German observation balloon is raised and soldiers fire field artillery in the Kerch Peninsula.

Artillery fire is directed on Russian lines from observation balloons in the Kerch Peninsula during the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula of World War II. A German observation balloon is raised. Wire reel and gear box of the balloon are raised. A soldier looks through a binocular. A soldier talks over a field telephone. Soldiers work with a map at a table. The soldiers fire field artillery. They push bombs to be loaded.

Location: Kerch Peninsula Ukraine

Date: 1943

Duration: 1 min 13 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: Portuguese

German bomber aircraft drop bombs on Russian positions resulting in explosions in the Kerch Peninsula.

German bombers strike Russian positions in the Kerch Peninsula during the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula of World War II. German bombers in flight. A soldier mans a gun through the window of a bomber aircraft. Crew in a bomber aircraft. Bombs are dropped on Russian positions. Aerial view of bomb explosions on targets. A pilot and a copilot in an aircraft. Aerial view of bombs dropping on Russian positions.

Location: Kerch Peninsula Ukraine

Date: 1943

Duration: 1 min 39 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: Portuguese