Views about 10 months into the German siege of Leningrad in World War 2. Isaakievskiy (St. Isaac's) cathedral and other buildings on Vorovsky Square (Isaak Square) in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) as viewed from Mariinsky Palace. (They appear relatively unscathed.) The Monument to Nicholas I is in the center. Boats and ships are docked along the Neva River. Two youths stand atop a building and look at smoke rising across the river from buildings being shelled by German forces. Closeup of buildings being destroyed by German shelling. A small boy helps pick up rubble from the streets. A woman is helped to her feet by a Soviet soldier. Scenes of destruction everywhere. Broken windows, stones falling from buildings, an abandoned doll on a window sill. A dead child lying on stairs. A woman weeping. A young boy holding his hat in his hands and looking sadly in mourning. A mother with a baby. People standing about in sorrow and shock. 14-inch Soviet coastal guns firing, from under camouflage netting, at German positions.
Soviet sailors manning antiaircraft guns under camouflage netting on Black Sea coast, during World War 2. Soviet pilot outdoors, shaving. A Hawker Hurricane Lend Lease fighter plane parked in background. Armorers installing belt ammunition in Hawker Hurricane aircraft. Man fires flare gun pistol on the field, and pilots run to their aircraft. A pilot climbing into his cockpit, wearing a seatpack parachute. Pilots closing conopies of their aircraft. A flight of 3 Hawker Hurricanes in formation. A lone German Me-110 in flight. It is shot down, streams white smoke and then, trailing black smoke crashes into ground and explodes. A Hawker Hurricane landing on sandy airstrip. The Soviet pilot jumps from his cockpit and is congratulated by his commanding officer.
U.S. Navy WAVES being inspected in the United States during World War II. WAVES lined up as their Director Lieutenant Commander Mildred McAfee and an officer inspect them. An insignia on the collar of a WAVE. The WAVES lined up.
U.S. WACs (Women's Army Corps) at Fort Des Monies in Iowa, United States. Women soldiers seated in chairs during a ceremony. They take an oath. An officer administers the oath. Women soldiers receive certificates at the ceremony. (World War II period).
A famous female Russian sniper is recognized in Washington DC, United States during World War II. The Russian woman sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, is seen greeting Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Maxim Litvinov, and shaking hands. View of medals pinned on her uniform, as a member of the Soviet Army 25th Rifle Division. Lieutenant Lyudmila Pavlichenko stands with the officials as photographers click pictures.
A war bond rally in Washington DC, United States during World War II. A large crowd gathered in front of the U.S. Treasury building during the war bond rally. Several Hollywood stars at the rally to promote the sale of war bonds. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. address the gathering during the rally. He thanks the motion picture industry for extending its support to the war bond drive. Celebrities including Greer Garson hand over war bonds to the people. Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr signing autographs for fans. The U.S. flag at the Treasury building.
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