German attack on Russia during World War 2. German He-111 bombers in flight over Gomel, Russia. Pilot in the cockpit of an plane. Bombs dropped. Soviets fire antiaircraft guns and FLAK smoke is seen. Bombers in flight and again drop bombs. On the ground, Soviets set off smoke screens in attempt to obscure targets.
Farmers working on a farm, Soviet Russia. Men work in a farm. A tractor and other farm equipment on field. Women stand in rows and work on the farm. Women bend down for harvesting. Equipment moves across the field. Crop harvesting.
Shows large numbers of war planes in the skies over Moscow, Russia during a military strength demonstration for Soviet leadership. Tupolev TB-3 transports and bombers among the aircraft (civilian designation ANT-6). The TB-3 were the world's first cantilever wing, four engine heavy bombers. They had corrugated skin covering. Joseph Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotov watch the skies during a review in World War II. Russian planes drop bombs on fields. Bombs explode on the fields. Russian paratroopers climb out onto the wing of Tupolev TB-3 aircraft in flight. Troops on wings of the TB-3 aircraft in mid air. Paratroopers slide off from the wings and are airborne, opening parachutes.
Animated maps show locations in Russia. Cold and snow force Spanish Blue Division troops under German Army (250. Infanterie-Division) use dynamite for digging defensive positions near Leningrad. They explode dynamite and make room for gun emplacements. Blue Division soldiers fashion trenches in the snow and erect crude shelters of wood. After firing artillery, an officer looks through periscopic sighting binoculars. The troops engage in battle over snow covered field, pulling artillery piece. Chimney of Soviet blockhouse is hit. Spanish troops are decorated by German officials. German cavalry General Georg Lindemann presents Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Spanish commander, General Agustín Muñoz Grandes. (World War II period).
People gather to celebrate an event organized for the youth of Russia in August 1939. Soviet Premier Stalin reviews children parading, dancing and doing calisthenics. Boys march with flags. Buildings along the sides of a street. Boys and girls perform on a stage in front of a large crowd. Children march. Boys perform on the ground amidst the crowd. Girls and boys on decorated floats pass through the street. Buildings in the background. Several performances by the young boys and girls in colorful dresses. A crowd gathers in front of decorated buildings. Pictures of dignitaries on the wall of a building. Girls march with flags.
General Timoshenko arrives to review troops in Moscow, Russia during World War II. Buildings along the sides of a street. Troops stand in war against fascism. The soldiers stand in formation. An aerial view of the area in which the troops are gathered. General Timoshenko arrives riding a horse with other officers. The troops march in front of the officials. The General addresses the troops. Armed civilians and Red Army women pass in review.