A map shows the Eastern front. German infantry moving slowly in difficult snow conditions. Mules and sleds used to transport snow-covered arms and supplies. German troops take cover frequently as Soviet artillery shells strike very closeby . Counterfire by German heavy artillery and machine guns. Germans endure continued artillery barrages from Soviet artillery during the night. Germans employ StuG III Assault Guns as shields and as field artillery. They also fire field artillery pieces. German infantry move behind StuG's. (World War II period).
German troops in a Russian village. A field and houses in the village. Flaming debris in the town. Damaged buildings and ruins. Soldiers amidst the ruins. A tram moves along on tracks. Shattered Russian equipment including military tanks, jeeps, artillery and antiaircraft guns lying in the streets. A demolished railroad terminal. Dead soldiers in the streets. Soldier on horse marches prisoners on foot as a military truck passes by. Smoke and fire from explosions in the town. (World War II period).
German motorized columns move along a road. Soldiers march on foot. Tanks, with soldiers seated on them move along. Soldiers wearing wind goggles ride military motorcycles. (World War II period).
A map shows area around Orel in Russia. German forces fall back from Orel. Military trucks and trains carry material to the front. German tanks, artillery, antiaircraft guns, buses and aircraft. German soldiers in a field. Soviet prisoners. A German officer talks to a captured Soviet soldier. The Soviet prisoners stack arms. Large quantities of captured armor and equipment and arms. German Pz.IV Lang tank beside a cottage. Soldiers sit in a group as one plays an accordion. German soldiers bathe, get a haircut and clean themselves. Two German soldiers read a newspaper with a German Shepherd dog beside them. Others eat and drink. (World War II period).
Smoke from explosions and bombardment in Rome during World War II. Destroyed buildings and ruins in the streets. A church with damaged façade and statues. A large crowd gathered at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (P.za di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00100 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome. Pope Pius XII seen near a car surrounded by the crowd. Policemen keep a vigil. Motorists and cyclists rush through the streets. A church bell tolls in the Vatican. The Pope greets the waiting crowd from his balcony. The crowd cheers for Pope Pius XII.
An exhibition of artwork and sculptures at a gallery or museum in Zurich, during World War 2. Sculpture of the Virgin Mary. Medieval sculpture of a man. Visitors view artwork including paintings inside the exhibition hall. Swiss paintings, lithographs from the Medieval and Renaissance periods on display. A couple views portraits from the 19th-20th century. People view the exhibition. Modernist nude sculptures on display.
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