General Keller decorates Italian soldier and General Krauss inspects troops. A map of North Russia shows the German front. German General Alfred Keller puts a medal on Italian soldier. General Krauss inspects the Italian troops. General escorted by Italian officer. Troops stand in squad. (World War II period).
German troops attack Russia during World War II. German troops load trucks with bombs. Trucks carrying bombs leave for destination. A soldier refills a tank. Soldiers load bombs in an aircraft. Dive bombers in flight. General Theodor Eicke plans a campaign with other officers. German troops in train. Smoke from the engine. They get off the train. Soldiers with horses. A horse gets stuck in mud. German troops move up for attack. Soldiers fire artillery. Smoke due to explosion. Soldiers on a tank. Dive bombers in flight. A soldier speaks on a radio. Soldiers look at the bomber through a telescope. German soldiers make prisoners of war march. Wrecked Russian tanks.
Italian troops in Russia celebrating Christmas. A truck driven on a snow covered road. Soldiers collect bottles of wine. Meat slices on a table. A soldier uses a funnel to pour a drink into another soldier's cannister. Bread, meat and drinks distributed among soldiers. Soldiers collect their food in utensils. They distribute cards or other goods to children. A truck and a horse carriage driven on a snow covered road. A soldier on skis moves on snow among trees. He reaches a trench and distributes mail packages to the Italian soldiers. They open their Christmas packages and crouch down as the Russians fire artillery at their positions. They smoke cigarettes. (World War II period).
Aerial view of a city in Russia. Pilot and copilot in a plane. German officers direct the fire of their artillery and mortars on the Caucasus front. (World War II period).
Russian soldiers fight the enemy on the battlefield in Russia during World War II. Tanks advance, bombers take off, field guns are fired and cavalry charges across a field. Snow covered area. Smoke from bombardment. Soldiers watch through binoculars. Artillery is loaded and fired. Paratrooperss board transports. The planes take off. Paratroopers jump from the planes, open their parachutes and descend towards the land. They discard their parachutes and crawl forward. Bombardment on the battlefield. Smoke arises from the bombardment and firing. Tanks roll forward. Low flying German planes strafe the area. One tank is hit squarely. Ski troops move hurriedly into new positions. Ski and infantry troops charge into a town. Houses are searched and prisoners are taken.
Russian soldiers take German prisoners of war in Russia during World War II. Snow covered area. Russian soldiers search houses. German prisoners are marched to a stockade. A German flag lying on the ground outside a house. Fighting in the streets. Wounded Russians are treated. Soldiers take a wounded on a stretcher. Dead bodies of Russian civilians lying on the snow. Military vehicles parked in the background.