A preliminary meeting of U.S. and British staffs in Malta prior to the Yalta Conference during World War II. Officers and enlisted men work in a U.S. joint communication center. Men work on papers and typewriters. Stenographic Secretary, U.S. Joint Chief of Staff, Secretariat, Navy and Army personnel transcribe and type notes of the conference. Colonel C. R. Peck and Lieutenant Colonel W.W. Chapman, Jr. in the office of Secretariat.
Preparations underway for the Yalta Conference in Crimea, Soviet Union during World War II. A convoy of vehicles carrying Signal Corps equipment leaves a dock area of Sevastopol. The convoy travels through mountainous and snow covered country side towards Yalta. The convoy stops on a road en route and is checked for identification by Russian guards. Russian driver of a vehicle.
Scenes of Soviet forces preparing for battle in Leningrad, Russia against the siege by German forces during World War 2. A large procession of Soviet soldiers walking in the snow near the Palace Square. They proceed past the Narva Triumphal Gate. A contingent of uniformed soldiers marches by the gate. A group of soldiers kneels at the tombstone of 18th Century Russian Generalissimo Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, famous for never losing a battle. One soldier kisses a revolver. Outside in the snow, Russian troops assemble before a flag being the image of Lenin. The soldiers all kneel as past glories are recounted (brief clips of fictional films showing Russian heroes like Alexander Nevsky and others). The Soviet soldiers stand again and march, singing, in the snow. Ordinary citizens march in the snow towards the Narva Triumphal Arch or Gate. Russian troops in uniform march past the Gate. One Russian soldier pulls a sled behind him. A large contingent of ski troops marches, carrying snow skis over their shoulders, followed by a contingent of paratroopers, in winter white camouflage jump suits. More Soviet soldiers in white camouflage march carrying snow skis. A contingent of Russian ski troops marches in the snow, dressed in white camouflage outfits.
The Soviet campaign against the Germans on the Eastern Front of World War II. Soviet aircraft in flight as they bomb German positions. Soviet infantry advances along a hill side as smoke rises in the background. The aircraft in flight. Soviet soldiers and tanks advance across a field. Artillery being fired and explosions occur. Dead German soldiers in trenches. German equipment and shell cases. German prisoners being made to march.
The Battle for the Crimea in World War 2. Soviet armor and artillery and troops on the move in the Crimea. Soviet General Kliment Voroshilov and Alexandrovsky and troops board landing barges. The barges underway at sea. German aircraft bomb the barges. Explosions occur at sea. Russian anti aircraft guns fire from supporting ships. A smoke screen being laid. Soviet troops wade through water and come ashore. Soldiers enter ruined villages of Theodosia and Eupatoria. Civilians cheer and welcome the soldiers.
A Soviet submarine underway in the Black Sea during World War II. Animated map depicts the advance of Russian forces in the Crimean Peninsula and surrounding Sevastopol. A soviet submarine moving on the surface of the Black Sea. Sailor on deck signalling with semaphore flags, and the Captain looking through binoculars. The Captain signals for all on deck to go below. Inside the submarine, the signal to dive is sounded. Brief view from conning tower as the sub begins to submerge. View of the Captain at his periscope. A torpedo is fired and ship is seen exploding in distance.
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