A map shows area around Orel in Russia. German forces retreat from Orel. Military trucks and trains carry material to the front. Military tanks, artillery, antiaircraft guns, buses and planes. German soldiers in a field. Soviet prisoners. A German officer talks to a captured Soviet soldier. The Soviet prisoners stack arms. Large quantities of captured armor and equipment. German Pz.IV Lang tank beside a cottage. Soldiers sit in a group as one plays an accordion. Soldiers bathe, get a haircut and clean themselves. Two soldiers with a dog. Others eat and drink.
Animated map of Eastern front locates Orel, Kursk, Belgorod and Kharkov in Russia. German military vehicles, including Marder III tank destroyers, successfully retreat from Orel. People on street. Troops advance on a field. A soldier observes through binoculars. Germans attack Russian positions on front with dive bombers ("Ju87-Sturzkampfbomber"), rockets ("Nebelwerfer") and Tiger-I tank of s.Pz.Abt.503. Artillery fired. Germans advance through burning Russian village. Damaged Russian T34 and Lend-Lease Stuart tanks on field. Russian prisoners stand in lines.