A soviet army officer is shown speaking directly to the Soviet citizenry about defending against German aggression. As he speaks, the film shows brief glimpses of Soviet military preparedness. A group of Soviet BT tanks charges across an open field. These are followed by a group of T-26 tanks. Polikarpov I-16 aircraft are seen high overhead in formations. After more views of the army officer speaking, the film shows Soviet BT-5 fast tanks moving across a field. Then a cavalry charge demonstration is shown. That is followed by a glimpse of several Soviet torpedo boats racing through the water in side-by-side formation. Several unidentified Soviet tanks on a field. After more views of the army speaker, more views of cavalry charge and formations of Polikarpov I-16 aircraft in formation flight. A number of Soviet BT-7 tanks advancing toward the camera across a field.
A map shows the Eastern Front. Junkers Ju 87 or Stukas dive bomb a copper refinery near Stalingrad. The dive bombers drop bombs. Smoke from the explosions. Soviet soldiers return fire from positions among the ruins. Artillery, mortar, and machine gun fire force the Soviets to abandon shattered positions. Soldiers eating and drinking. among the destroyed buildings. (World War II period).
The Battle of Stalingrad in USSR during World War 2. A map depicts the eastern front German advance into Stalingrad. German and Italian skirmishers crouch and advance in a field on the outskirts of Stalingrad. Soldiers advance under the cover of tanks and artillery. Aircraft provide aerial support. Troops enter Stalingrad. Street fighting in the city. Soldiers amidst war damaged buildings and structures. Wrecked abandoned Russian tanks and war equipment. Rubble on the streets. Military equipment on rail cars. Damaged Soviet factories and plants. The war torn city.
Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Moltov and other dignitaries arrive at railway station in Moscow. General Charles de Gaulle gets off a train and is greeted by Moltov. They salute while a Russian band plays 'Marseilles'. Soldiers march behind General de Gaulle. (World War II period).
Siege of Stalingrad, from 1942 through 1943. Germans and Soviets battle for Stalingrad in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) during World War II. German Stuka dive bombers in a line for a take off. A formation of German Stukas JU-87s. Soviet troops march across a field. German Pz.III tanks go across dry land. German heavy artillery lay down a barrage on the city of Stalingrad. Explosions in the city. German troops advance across a scrubby terrain throwing hand grenades. German troops use flame throwers against Soviet troop positions. Shell bursts in the city. Smoke rises. Buildings burn. German troops advance into outskirts of Stalingrad which shows completely demolished buildings. Smoke rises in the city. Winter scenes show Soviet artillery firing at German troop positions. A Soviet officer with his beard covered with frost. Soviet troops counterattack across snow covered fields. Dead Germans lying in a field. Soviet troops advance. Street to street fighting. Machine guns fire.
The Soviet celebrates it's 41st anniversary in Moscow, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Parade passes in Red Square during anniversary of 1917 revolution that put the Bolsheviks in power. People stand on either side of road. Troops march at the parade. Tanks also participate in the parade. Nikita Khrushchev and other notable Party figures watch parade from a stage. Participants stand in formation. Low pressure balloons celebrating success in the Sputnik program are launched. One large balloon is shaped like a Sputnik rocket.
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