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Opening of fountains at Peterhof (Petrodvorets) on August 25, 1946, after their restoration from destruction in World War II
Film opens showing devastated snow-covered remains of Peterhof Palace and its fountains, in Leningrad, after the Russians ended the siege of that city in January, 1944 of World War II. The next scenes show crowds gathered on 25 August, 1946, to celebrate the newly restored fountains, which are seen spraying water again. (Narrator notes that Russians now call the place Petrodvorets, meaning Peter's Palace.) An official speaks, at the ceremony, about the architecture of Petrodvorets and its cultural masterpieces still to be restored. Glimpse of statuary and array of fountains. Closeup of several young women holding flowers. Another shot of the fountains spraying along both sides of a central pond, with spectators crowded along the extreme sides near lines of trees.
Lt. Gen. Carl Spaatz and Maj. Gen. F. L. Anderson plan 'Operation Frantic' at a USAAF headquarters in the European Theater.
A film on U.S. shuttle bombing operations over Germany from bases in Great Britain, Italy and Russia during World War II. Animated diagram shows the advantages of using Soviet airfields during the operation. United States Army Air Force Lieutenant General Carl Andrew Spaatz seated at a desk in his office. Deputy Commanding General for Operations Major General F. L. Anderson discusses the plans with other officers in his office. They plan 'Operation Frantic' at a USAAF headquarters. Ships at a British port are loaded with supplies including food, gasoline, bombs, ammunitions, trucks, jeeps and other equipment. A man watching through binoculars from the deck of a ship. A convoy passes through the Arctic Ocean. Supplies are unloaded in Russia. These are transported by train to a headquarters in Russia.
German forces,attempting to hold the line, fire artillery at at advancing Soviets on Eastern front during World War II.
Action on the Russian Front by German soldiers in Russia during World War II. German Sdkfz.250 halftrack passes through mud and infantry marches. Sdkfz.4 halftrack prepares for action. Germans in zig-zag trench and a radio post. German soldiers talk. A soldier smokes a pipe in a trench. Germans fire 150mm howitzer. Shells bursting and rockets being fired. Smoke rises from explosions. Soldiers watch through binoculars. Rare German 8.8 cm PaK 43 being fired. German Pz.III Befehls tanks and Ferdinand tank destroyers, also called Elefant tank destroyers, Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Sd.Kfz. 184, move across an open field. Knocked-out Russian KV tank and a gun. Wounded being aided in a medical center.
German Panzer troops in combat on Russian front during World War 2
German Panther tanks of 5.Pz.Div. and late model Pz.IV's at railhead in Russia during World War II. German tanks and StuG III assault gun on the move. Tiger tank ace Otto Carius studies map in his cupola. Troops rest and smoke beside Tiger tanks of s.Pz.Abt.502. Soldiers dig trenches and walk in them carrying their rifles. German troop reinforcements are welcomed as they arrive and file into the front lines and enter trenches. German gunners fire artillery and machine guns on advancing Russians. German tanks and StuG III tank destroyer fire on Soviet positions and armor in the distance
Soviet guerrillas operating behind German lines during World War II.
A group of Soviet guerrillas infiltrate a German-held area in Western Russia. The guerrillas target a railroad bridge. Two sentries on the railroad bridge are by guerrilla snipers. The guerrillas capture the bridge and plant demolition charges on it. The bridge is blown up. The guerrillas attack a German-occupied village. Guerrillas advance ahead firing their machine guns, rifles and mortars . They advance through the wrecked village and inspect a captured Beute Somua tank. Many dead German soldiers are seen. The guerillas apprehend Gernan troops hidden in various places, including under hay-bales. They take them as prisoners. Women and children villagers emerge from an underground shelter and welcome the Russian guerrillas. Back at their base, a Soviet officer awards medals to the guerrillas for their bravery. A Soviet music teacher returns to the burned out remains of her home, in which bones of dead are seen.
People enjoy canoeing and a resort lodge in the Altai mountain region of Central Asia.
The Altai mountains in the Central Asia region of Gorno-Altaysk (or Gorno Altai, or Gorny Altai or Altay) in the south Siberian Soviet Altai Republic (convergence of Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan). The cattle graze on the mountains. A truck moves along a mountain road. Men and women walk through forest. People in canoes on a lake. People at a resort lodge near the lake. Gardens and flowers. Exterior views of the large resort lodge building and people walking on the grounds. A group in the lodge listens to a speaker as he delivers a lecture at a resort. Some of the men present wear Soviet military uniforms.