Warsaw is liberated by Soviet troops during World War II. Soviet artillery fire victory salvo to celebrate the liberation of Warsaw in Moscow at night. Aerial view of Warsaw, Poland after its liberation. Smoke rises from destroyed buildings and structures. Shows Hitler and German troops in Poland in 1939 and the final surrender to Germany. Stalin and Russian generals. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and his generals in Warsaw during its 1939 siege. Warsaw sign in Polish stands in front of Hitler and his group. German infantry troops firing in prone position. Buildings engulfed in flames as Warsaw held out for 18 days. Civilian refugees panic on the street. Polish garrison, commanded under General Walerian Czuma, officially capitulated to the Germans. German General der Infanterie Johannes Blaskowitz and Generalmajor Bruno Bieler in a meeting inside a bus for signing of surrender. Polish colonel Aleksander Praglowski seen at window of bus during signing. Polish women watch as captured Polish Army soldiers are led to captivity. Polish prisoners of war (POW) gather on a field. The Red Army fight German Wehrmacht troops in Russia. Red Army tank move across the battlefield. Pillars of smoke rises far from the tanks. Howitzers and Katyusha rocket launcher firing at night. Soviet tanks on fire. Rear view of soldiers advancing in smoky battlefield. Scenes of devastation and rubble of bombed buildings in Warsaw after its liberation by Soviet forces. Polish civilians in bombed streets, some holding newspapers. Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov uses a compass on a map. Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky of the 2nd Belorussian Front talks to military officers. Marshal Ivan Konev of the 1st Ukrainian Front smokes a long cigarette. View of the Kremlin. Josef Stalin smiles in the Kremlin.
A short story about the harnessing of lightning. Lightning bolt in skies. Bolt of lightning hits tree and tree topples over. Bolt of lightning hits and demolishes chimney. Write up in Russian language on piece of paper. Painting of Lomonosoff, famous Russian writer and scientist. A reenactor works as Lomonosoff in laboratory. Lightning strikes the lightning rod on a house. A woman demonstrates static energy by friction on ebonite. Woman demonstrates positive and negative electricity. Clouds over snow-capped mountains. Lightening strikes electrical wire and sets fire on house. High-tension electrical machinery. Subway runs by electricity. Trolley cars, buses, baby in hospital, street lights, all powered by electricity. (World War II period).
Contingents of Soviet and American soldiers march in military tribute to Soviet-American friendship. The pageant is reviewed by Major General John Russell Dean, Commander of the U.S. Military Mission in Moscow, and his Soviet counterpart. The exercise concludes with a Soviet officer and an American officer saluting one another and shaking hands. Snow is falling. Spectators include official Soviet and American families, all dressed warmly, some in furs, Small boy seen in huge white fur coat. U.S. National Seal displayed along side Soviet Red Star. (World War II period).
Soviet troops march at a victory parade in Red Square after the Allied victory over Germany in World War II. Joseph Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, Nikita Khrushchev, General Semen Budennyi and other officials atop Lenin's tomb as they review the victory parade. Nazi German flags and banners thrown at the foot of Lenin's tomb. High ranking Soviet military officers are seen watching the parade.
Moscow at the end of World War II. Audiences seated at an auditorium. Soviet Army officer addresses the gathering. Joseph Stalin, Soviet Premier at the podium. Vyacheslav Molotov, high ranking officers and others clap during the public meeting.
A parade by the Soviet armed forces during May Day celebrations at the Red Square in Moscow during World War II. Posters and cutouts of Joseph Stalin, Lenin, and other Russian leaders. Large marching troops of the Soviet Military. Marshal Stalin reviews the parade. American Army officers at the venue watch the parade. Grim Japanese Military Generals watch Stalin's power display. World's heaviest artillery and tanks move on during the parade.