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The Battle of Białystok–Minsk at outset of German Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union in World War II
German Operation Barbarossa in World War 2. Aerial view from inside Adolf Hitler's Ju 52 transport aircraft, of the city of Minsk, Belarus, below. Hitler silhouetted in profile, inside the aircraft, against the aircraft window. View from window as the airplane taxis to parking place. Closeup of enthusiastic German troops cheering Hitler, as he descends steps from the plane. General Field marshal Von Block greets Hitler, Inside German headquarters, Von Bock points to a large map and briefs Hitler on the military situation and operations. Animated map depicts miliary movements from Bialystock to Minsk and then further to Smolensk. German armor is seen pursuing Soviet forces, who have left buildings burning in scorched earth retreat. German troops firing light field artillery (10.5 cm leFH 18 leichte FeldHaubitze) and advancing through smoke over rough terrain. They flush Soviet defenders out of their fortifications. Brief view of destroyed reinforced bunker. Panzer light and medium tanks and move at high speed along roads, cross bridges and waterways and close a ring around Minsk. German and Soviet armor confront each other at close range. As the Germans fire, some soviet vehicles abandon the roadway to escape. German tanks continue to roll, raising clouds of dust. Tanks fire across open fields of grain. Smoke rises from shell strikes. German gunners set up and fire batteries of mixed field artillery including light, medium and heavy guns. Infantry moving house to house in villages. View from behind German gunners firing a maching gun from partially protected position. They duck for cover as enemy round flies close overhead. Soviet prisoners double-time marching along a road.
Fall of Minsk and first Battle of Smolensk in Operation Barbarossa, World War II. German forces advance to the Dnieper River
German forces take Minsk and advance to the Soviet Union early in their World War 2 Operation Barbarossa. German soldiers dive for cover as a shell explodes, during their house-to-house operations. One waves unarmed surrendering Soviet soldiers forward. Several other surrendering Soviet soldiers run along a dirt roadside. Some are also seen at a German field red cross tent where German medical corpsmen are standing. Soldiers hit the dirt as more shells strike nearby. Closeups of some Soviet prisoners. German Ju 87 Dive bombers are seen high above, and then closeup as they dive. Glimpse of German pilot in cockpit. Bombs striking ground. Dive bombers pulling out. Bombs exploding. Camera focuses on bomb falling from a Ju 87, and tracks it until it explodes on the ground. A German artillery spotter watches as a gun crew fires a 10.5cm le FH 18 howitzer. The shell explodes with white smoke and debris flies into the air. Glimpse of German soldiers watching as a gunner fires a 2cm Flak 38 antiaircraft gun at zero elevation. More artillery firing. A farm building is completely destroyed by an exploding heavy artillery shell. German troops walk past burning armor. Knocked out and burning tanks and other vehicles line the sides of the road to Minsk. But it is now open and a line of German troops with horse-drawn supply wagons moves ahead. Some mounted officers proceed as well. Trucks and armor follow, including a StuG III self-propelled gun armed with a short-barreled 75-mm gun. Scenes of total destruction. German long guns firing in flat lands as they continue advance to the Dnieper River. German 17 Cm Kanone 18 guns firing toward Stalin Line fortifications. Huge explosions seen as shells explode in distance. A fire raging in distance. More German artillery firing. German infantry advancing after the artillery barrages. Obstacles at Soviet lines of defense that German infantry must breach or bypass. German infantry entering a village. One throws a hand grenade and they both drop to the ground as it explodes on a small building. German soldier firing a light machine gun. Sounds of heavy artillery and views of battle damaged buildings and fortifications. Captured Soviet prisoners walk with hands above their heads. Closeups of some. Aerial view of a destroyed fort on the Stalin line and destroyed buildings all around it.
Soviet women donate blood for use at the battle front during World War II.
Waiting room of a city hospital in the Soviet Union, during World War 2. it is filled with women waiting to donate blood. A nurse in white, calls one of the women, who follows her. Several women are seen in the donor station of the hospital. The women show some identification and are accepted as blood donors. One woman writes a letter that will be sent with her blood donation. A laboratory technician takes her letter. She follows him, dons on a white gown and mask and goes to a table where she lies down. View of her blood entering a collection flask. Technicians preparing the vials of blood by wrapping them and placing them in refrigerator containers for shipment to the battle front. The woman blood donor sits upright, removes her mask, and smiles.
German forces attack Brest Fortress in USSR, during World War II
Map shows border of East Prussia and the Soviet Union. Arrow points to Brest-Litovsk (now Brest, Belarus) one of the first targets in Nazi operation Barbarossa, during World War 2. . German 15cm K39 (15cmKanone39) heavy artillery bombarding the Soviet fortress at Brest. Closeup of gun breech. German troops hunkered down in craters and trenches near buildings. More views of German heavy artillery firing from camouflaged positions. Smoke rising from the German bombardment. German infantry moving forward and approaching Brest Fortress. German soldiers in shell craters, observing as the shelling destroys buildings nearby. View of destroyed and burning structures. Soviet defenders of the garrison standing with hands raised, surrendering under white flags. A surrendered Soviet soldier stands on a hill waving his hat to others telling them it is safe to surrender. Other Soviet soldiers coming foreward from their defensive positions to surrender. Soviet POWs huddled together near a Soviet T-18 light tank (aka MS-1) inside part of the Brest Fortress. German officers surveying the situation. Damaged bridge over the Bug River. Surrendering Soviet troops use a rope to help cross river at bombed out section. Wounded Soviet soldiers with first aid bandages, lying on bank of river. Other Soviet POWs under German guard nearby. A soviet prisoner plays a harmonica. More views of destroyed and burning structures. German infantry running across a road, under fire from Soviet defenders. German troops entering the main part of the Brest Citadel, and fighting against stubborn Soviet snipers. Camera pans across destruction in and around the fortress. A dead Soviet soldier slumped in the seat of a vehicle. Others on the ground near a Soviet Army truck. A long line of Soviet soldiers taken prisoners of war, walking under German guard. The City Hall of Brest With German soldier standing guard. Belarussian citizens of the city going about their everyday activities, under German occupation.
Activities at a Soviet airbase and army base during World War II.
Opening slate in Russian, refers to N-skaya squadron of our brave falcons. View of a rough encampment in a clump of pine trees in the Soviet Union, during World War 2. Closeup of two Soviet aircraft completely hidden by boughs of pine trees. Complete change of scene shows Soviet soldiers assembled in a clearing in a forest, where they are to watch some local performances. View from the rear of soldiers grouped informally around army soldier entertainers. Soviet soldier musicians in a band are seated nearby with instruments, including a balalaika and accordions. The setting is park-like, perhaps at an army base. Next some of the army entertainers begin to dance as the band plays. View of a circle of army spectators watching the entertainers. Closeup of the dancers performing athletic Russian dances in unison. A group of women army soldiers are seated in the grass near other spectators, watching and applauding the performances. View of a Russian solder doing a solo performance. Camera pans over the military spectators. Abrupt change of scene shows an Ilyushin DB-3 bomber that has been partially cleared of its camouflage tree limbs. Soviet troops prepare long belts of machine gun ammunition, running the rounds through a had-cranked device that secures them. They re-box the belt ammunition. A truck carrying soldiers arrives at the Ilyushin DB-3 aircraft. Soldiers get out and unload crated munitions from the back of the truck, which they roll to the aircraft. They open a crate to reveal a bomb inside. Other soldiers carry a crate of belted machine gun ammunition. Next the armorers are seen arming the airplane. Closeup of one atop the aircraft, loading the belt ammunition, while others hoist a bomb through the bomb bay doors. One soldier checks the aircraft machine guns for mobility. Soldiers tending a pile of crated munitions are approached by a Soviet Air Force officer who brings them credentials that they must mark with their fingerprints and sign. The officer congratulates them. Closeup of the Russian officer. Another Air Force officer (a Major) holds a map and speaks to a Soviet radio operator in the field. Soldiers remove the last tree limbs from the Ilyushin bomber aircraft, and aircrew members prepare to board. The aircraft with engines running. The bomber taxis out and takes off raising lots of dust from the rugged airfield. Glimpse of three Soviet bombers in formation above the airfield.
Soviet military examine a German Dornier DO-17 airplane that crash landed in a grass field
Soviet officers and soldier mechanics swarm over a German Dornier DO-17, that crash landed in an isolated grass field in the Soviet Union during World War II. Views of the aircraft , including tail, fuselage, wings, engines and cockpit. Several unexploded bombs are seen on the ground. The aircraft is basically intact. Greatest damage is bent propellers (and possible unseen internal engine damage) suffered during crash landing with gear up or collapsed during landing. Some battle damage is evident in cockpit area from air-to-air or ground-to-air Soviet weapons fire. The Soviet mechanics examine the downed airplane in great detail.