An Orthodox church in Ukraine during World War II. People gather in a market and purchase milk. A woman counting cash. Exterior of the church. Destroyed Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery (Lavrska St, 15, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01015) in Kiev, Ukraine. Defaced icons on the walls of the church. Rubble on the ground.
Buildings and a church in Ukraine. Exterior of an Orthodox Church in Kiev, Ukraine. A car passes and a girl walks near the building. The Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument in Sophia Square. Exterior of a church. Girls walk in front of the church. Few children near the church. The St. Volodymyr's Cathedral (Tarasa Shevchenko Blvd, 20, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000) in Kiev. (World War 2 period.)
A Russian film with re-enacted portrayals of people from real life concerning the Russo-German campaign in the South Russia during World War 2. Bullets fired at night. Shell bursts on fortifications at night. Russian amphibious operation against the Germans in the Crimea. Russian troops wade across shallow water toward beaches held by Germans. Russian amphibious vehicles go through water. German officers in underground command post.
Malta Conference meeting of American and British Allied leaders on island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, beginning January 30, 1945. C-54 aircraft lands on airfield in Malta, with U.S. staff officers aboard. Leaders exit plane starting with U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest J King, greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union Averell Harriman. U.S. Army General George Marshall exits with Lieutenant General Brehon Somervell, and they are greeted by British Army Field Marshal Wilson and Mr. Harriman. Exterior of Montgomery House on Malta as dignitaries enter the conference. General Marshall and then Admiral King enter Montgomery House. Dignitaries seated at long table meet during conference at Montgomery House. Camera shows various attendees including British Field Marshal Alexander and Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke. Also Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Marshal Charles Portal and Marshal H. Wilson. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on British ship salutes arrival of President Roosevelt on U.S. Navy ship arriving for Crimea Yalta Conference. Yalta mountains and Black Sea views. Workmen unload communication equipment from ship and deliver it by truck convoy. Exterior of the Livadia Palace site of the Yalta Conference. Signal Corps wire the building and Army Navy message center and telephone exchange is shown. Stettinius, Anthony Eden, and other leaders arrive by aircraft and are greeted by Chairman of Council of People's Commissars Vyacheslav Molotov. British Prime Minister Churchill and American President Roosevelt arrive and meet Molotov and other Russian dignitaries. Russian honor guard stands in formation. Big Three of President Roosevelt, Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin and British Prime Minister Churchill at the palace. Dignitaries seated around conference table to discuss plans for occupation of Germany. They sign a statement. Big 3 dignitaries seated on a bench outside the palace pose for photos with officials. (World War II period).
Life of Soviet Georgian people of Batumi, in the Adjar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. Adjarian people milling about on streets in the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi, Adjar. Busy sidewalk cafes. Men, women, and children shop for fruits and vegetables from stalls on a street. Men at a roadside cafe. People swim at a Black Sea beach. A ship waits in the Black Sea port at Batumi, as travelers leave Batumi, in small boats, to board her. Scenes of Yalta, after the passengers arrive there. People milling about on a city street with shops in Yalta, Crimea. A horse drawn cart being pulled as it ascends toward a nearby summit of the Ai-Petri mountains. Elevated view from the mountains of Yalta toward vineyards and toward the south shore of the Black Sea.
Guerilla forces or Partisans returning from the mountains, in Crimea (Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic). They move beside a small building on a hill side. Hills and mountains in view in the background. The herd a number of horses with them. Horse mounted guerillas enter the town. The guerilla leader seated on horseback saluting. Partisans holding guns moving along a street. People standing in balconies of buildings cheering.