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German forces enter Latvia during their offensive on the Eastern Front in June, 1941
A German soldier sits on churned up earth and rubs his face, as thunderous sound of heavy artillery fire is heard in background. He moves down an enbankment and joins numerous infantry spread out across a wide plain advancing slowly forward. Some motorcycles and other vehicles are seen. The troops move very slowly. Exploding artillery shells raise smoke in the distance. German gunners fire a 105mm howitzer ( 10.5-cm L.F.H. 18). German tanks are spread out across the broad farm plains. A large barn is nearby. Next, troops are seen sheltered amongst trees. Several are hunkered down behind stacked equipment, as they watch tanks advance amidst smoke in the distance. A panzer III tank sits in wooded spot. soldier watches as smoke rises from a building struck by gunfire. View from anti-tank obstacles, as German infantry in background, pass through a defense line as smoke rises from nearby explosion. A building ablaze billowing smoke. German soldiers walking cautiously. Two Soviet soldiers walk forward to surrender, with hands held up. Several Soviet prisoners being processed and some sitting on the ground. (World War II period).
German June offensive on the Eastern Front pushes through Lithuania and into Latvia, in World War II
Animated map shows progress of German surprise June offensive on the Eastern Front in World War 2. Having passed through Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania, German forces now move toward Soviet-occupied Dünaburg (Daugavpils) on the banks of the Daugava River,in Latvia. A German Panzer I tank and infantry on bicycles ride into village on the way. Next, infantry take cover as they receive fire from houses in the village. The soldiers advance cautiously and return small arms fire toward the source. A panzer I tank moves along the road with turret turned and guns (unseen) trained to the side. Fires have broken out among wooden structures. A local resident gives directions to several German soldiers. German infantry search house-to-house for belligerents. Local communist sympathizers are rounded up. Closeup of a woman and two men apprehended. A group of Soviet and Latvian communists sit on the ground, where they are being held. A contingent of German soldiers on horseback ford a stream ahead of horsedrawn artillery pieces and caissons. Closeups of wagon wheels as they roll through the water. A field piece (7.5 cm FK 16 nA) is towed behind one wagon. Troops walk single-file across a narrow plank bridge over a stream. Others help lift bicycles up the steep opposite bank. Local people wave to German army troops marching 3 & 4-abreast in relaxed formation. Women throw flowers at soldiers passing in a staff car. Two panzer II light tanks (SdKfz 121 Panzerkampfwagen II) on a dirt road, raise dust as they pass.