A mass burial in Ukraine during World War II. Dead bodies on the ground for the mass burial. Bereaved relatives. German officers check photographs and belongings for identification. The photographs and belongings on a table. Women are crying. Graves are filled in as a chaplain says prayers.
The Russian Red Army in cities of Ukraine during World War II. A map showing path to be followed by the Soviet army from Kerch. Damaged buildings in Theodosia. Red Army tanks enter the city. Civilians waving to Red Army soldiers. A civilian kissing a soldier. Ruins of buildings in the town. An inscription on a fort. Several damaged buildings and debris spread on the ground. Ruins of buildings in Simferopol and Evpatori. Troops on tanks moving along a road. The soldiers seated on tanks. Civilians waving to the soldiers who are waving back. The soldiers holding guns moving in columns on a path. Civilians lining the sides of a road. They waving to the soldiers. Damaged vehicles beside damaged buildings. Debris spread on the ground. Dead soldiers beside a wire fence. Dead Germans beside artillery.
German reinforcements arrive on the plains of the Ukraine. A map shows various places. German troops arrive at a railroad train station and get off for a short rest stop. They obtain cigarettes and snacks at a refreshment stand attended by local women. Sign above the stand reads: "Marketenderei." The troops wash and shave and then reboard the train to continue their journey. The train travels through flat featureless snow-covered terrain, arriving at an Army base, where the troops leave the train. Writing on the side of a wooden building reads:"Urlauber GD hier melden gegenuber Haus 29." The troops sign in, receive instructions, and board trucks to the front, where they proceed on foot in the snow. One soldier carries a pet lamb in his arms. They move supplies on sleds pulled by horses through a forest, past parked German tanks and halftracks. Troops line up for soup and relax as they eat. Two soldiers,in white winter combat garb, talk about their families at home. One shows a photo of his child, and the other shows a black doll dressed in skirt and hat -- perhaps a Christmas tree decoration. The soldiers amuse themselves wrestling and throwing snow at one another. A soldier in a StuG III tank destroyer. Troops in white,seen in trenches, crawling through the snow, and operating a field communications center. Officers confer over maps. Infantry moves out in the snow, carrying small arms and trenching tools. Tiger tanks of s.Pz.Abt.503 along with artillery and infantry move across vast barren snow-covered plains.Two Soviet soldiers in a foxhole, are captured. German soldier unearths a mine. Several more seen. Sign erected warning of mines. Artillery fires. Wooden buildings in village set ablaze. Soviet tank abandoned and smoking. Knocked out Soviet tanks, artillery, and vehicles. (World War II period).
Corpses of mostly Polish victims unearthed in mass graves near Vinnitsa, Ukraine. (Part of the Katyn Massacre by the Soviet Union). Possessions of dead people on a table. Mass graves. Persons mourning for those massacred by the Russians. Men fill soil on graves, with spades.
The Soviet Red Army in cities in Ukraine during World War II. A map showing the path of movement of Red Army troops through various cities. Russian soldiers on tanks moving along a path on a hill side. Dead German soldiers and horses on the ground. Russian soldiers firing artillery from trenches on the hillside. Explosions occur on German positions and smoke rises. A soldier firing a mortar. A soldier loading shells into the mortar. Soldiers firing guns beside a wire fence. Soldiers in prone position beside artillery. Dead German soldiers lying on the ground. Damaged buildings. Debris strewn on ground. Aerial view of a damaged city. Tanks moving along a path on a street in Yalta. Buildings along a street. The troops moving on tanks. Civilians on a side of a road watch the soldiers. German prisoners marched along a path. A German soldier's body washed ashore on a beach. Dead bodies of several German soldiers lying on the beach. Dead soldiers beside a wire fence. Troops moving on tanks along a Yalta city street.
The Red Army in Yalta, Ukraine during World War II. Scenic views of Yalta. Barrels kept in rows on the ground outside a building. Soviet soldiers are served wine by civilians. The soldiers drinking the wine. Red Army soldiers inside a building. Women officers looking in a mirror. A fort in the city. The soldiers in the fort. Huge statues of lions outside the fort. The soldiers beside the statues. They climb down the steps of the fort. German prisoners of war marched in columns along a path escorted by Russian troops. A map showing the path of movement of Red Army troops through various cities.
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