A group of Soviet guerrillas infiltrate a German-held area in Western Russia. The guerrillas target a railroad bridge. Two sentries on the railroad bridge are by guerrilla snipers. The guerrillas capture the bridge and plant demolition charges on it. The bridge is blown up. The guerrillas attack a German-occupied village. Guerrillas advance ahead firing their machine guns, rifles and mortars . They advance through the wrecked village and inspect a captured Beute Somua tank. Many dead German soldiers are seen. The guerillas apprehend Gernan troops hidden in various places, including under hay-bales. They take them as prisoners. Women and children villagers emerge from an underground shelter and welcome the Russian guerrillas. Back at their base, a Soviet officer awards medals to the guerrillas for their bravery. A Soviet music teacher returns to the burned out remains of her home, in which bones of dead are seen.
Czech Army soldiers walk in the compound of their barracks in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia, during time frame of Russian Civil War and World War 1. Building in the background. They share newspaper accounts regarding U.S. President Wilson's letter supporting Czech and Slovak desires for independence.
View of British Colonel Archibald Jack, of the Royal Engineers, sent to take charge of the British Railway mission working on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Siberia, Russia. (Colonel Jack was builder of the Port Said-Jerusalem Railroad, according to the slate.) Colonel Jack stands outside the Allied headquarters, on Svetlanskaya Street, in Vladivostok, as Chief of Staff Colonel Watts, in uniform of Gordon Highlanders, steps out to join him. A civilian exiting, steps back as Watts exchanges salutes with a white Russian Colonel entering the building. An American officer in campaign hat stands in the crowded doorway, attempting to exit. He ducks out quickly as the others start to pose for the camera. Timeframe is Russian Civil War and World War 1 era.
American soldiers of the 27th Infantry Regiment, standing in a line with their mess gear, in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia, during the Allied Intervention in Russian Civil War and World War 1. Some are already seated and eating. Some small Russian children are standing with the soldiers. Scene shifts to Colonel Henry D. Styer, Commander of the detachment of 27th Infantry, standing with a staff officer. They summon Captain Beatch, commander of its Machine Gun Company. Some orders are given and the scene shifts to the Machine Gun Company members walking along a dirt road, pulling wheeled caissons carrying machine guns and ammunition.
German prisoner workers prepare to engage in normal activities, in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia, during the Entente Powers intervention there during World War 1 (and during Russian Civil War). The prisoner workers walk out of large hangar-like structure. An American armed soldier is seen walking past them.
Wrecked Russian warships seen along the shores in Vladivostok, Russia, following World War 1. Numerous other abandoned vessels and boats are also seen.