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German forces attack Brest Fortress in USSR, during World War II
Map shows border of East Prussia and the Soviet Union. Arrow points to Brest-Litovsk (now Brest, Belarus) one of the first targets in Nazi operation Barbarossa, during World War 2. . German 15cm K39 (15cmKanone39) heavy artillery bombarding the Soviet fortress at Brest. Closeup of gun breech. German troops hunkered down in craters and trenches near buildings. More views of German heavy artillery firing from camouflaged positions. Smoke rising from the German bombardment. German infantry moving forward and approaching Brest Fortress. German soldiers in shell craters, observing as the shelling destroys buildings nearby. View of destroyed and burning structures. Soviet defenders of the garrison standing with hands raised, surrendering under white flags. A surrendered Soviet soldier stands on a hill waving his hat to others telling them it is safe to surrender. Other Soviet soldiers coming foreward from their defensive positions to surrender. Soviet POWs huddled together near a Soviet T-18 light tank (aka MS-1) inside part of the Brest Fortress. German officers surveying the situation. Damaged bridge over the Bug River. Surrendering Soviet troops use a rope to help cross river at bombed out section. Wounded Soviet soldiers with first aid bandages, lying on bank of river. Other Soviet POWs under German guard nearby. A soviet prisoner plays a harmonica. More views of destroyed and burning structures. German infantry running across a road, under fire from Soviet defenders. German troops entering the main part of the Brest Citadel, and fighting against stubborn Soviet snipers. Camera pans across destruction in and around the fortress. A dead Soviet soldier slumped in the seat of a vehicle. Others on the ground near a Soviet Army truck. A long line of Soviet soldiers taken prisoners of war, walking under German guard. The City Hall of Brest With German soldier standing guard. Belarussian citizens of the city going about their everyday activities, under German occupation.
Soviet Union mobilizes to defend against German invasion in June, 1941, World War II
A film titled ' Our Russian front. It shows Soviet Russia's state of preparedness and national mobilization at the time of the German invasion (Operation Barbarossa) in 1941, during World War 2. Soviet troops on parade in Red Square, Moscow, carrying Tokarev SVT-40 semi-automatic assault rifles, with curved magazines and fixed bayonets. Glimpse of a Soviet heavy gun (possibly 152mm howitzer). A Soviet Navy gunboat speeding toward the camera. A formation of Polikarpov I-16 aircraft inflight overhead. Several views of soviet forces, including units composed entirely of women; Closeups of troops, some holding Russian RPD 7.62 cal m44 light machine guns. A Soviet T-26 speeding in Red Square with flag flying, during a parade. View from the rear of a line of Soviet Zvezda BT-7 light tanks being deployed along a dirt road. Russian civilians, most of them women, work digging hillside fortifications. Closeup of woman with small boy in her arms. Views of destroyed buildings and dead civilians in a Russian town Aerial view of bombs bursting on Russian city. Smoke rising from resulting fires. Several views of light flashes from artillery firing at night. American envoy, W. Averell Harriman, participant in the U.S.-British military mission to Moscow, broadcasts about Soviet determination to defend against the Nazi invasion, at all costs. He refers to Soviet mechanics assembling American aircraft (Provided under "Lend Lease"). Narrator identifies Harriman as Chairman of the Board of Union Pacific Railroad. View of Russian airplanes in formation, flying high above the State Museum building in Red Square, Moscow. An American Government aircraft (C-47 /DC-3) aircraft lands at Moscow Airport. View of the aircraft parked and surrounded by a large crowd of military and diplomatic attendees. Harriman steps from the plane. Next he is seen with British Lord Beaverbrook and Soviet diplomat, Andrey Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky. Another view of Russian aircraft flying over the State museum in Red Square. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (unseen) is heard in the background extolling the Russian efforts against the Nazis. Soviet Tupolev SB bombers in formation overhead. Flags waving Aerial view of a formation of Polikarpov I-16 aircraft in flight. A Komintern Artillery Tractor,carrying Soviet soldiers, tows a 152mm field howitzer. A formation of army vehicles carrying Russian troops along paths already formed in the dirt by prior tracked vehicles. Seen are Komintern Artillery Tractors and ordinary army trucks.
Distance from New York to Moscow, compared to width of Soviet Union. View of Palace and Gardens of Peter the Great
Map shows distance is 4662 miles from New York to Moscow or St. Petersburg, Russia. Map shows that it is 340 miles further from Moscow to the Eastern edge of the Soviet Union. Views of the fountain and gardens at the Palace of Peter, the Great, and brief view of the Palace building. View of a Russian church building.
Soviet military forces and equipment employed to defend against German invasion in World War 2
Film opens with exploding shells and bombs at a steel bridge and along a waterfront, during World War II. g. Soviet troops march in the street of a city. An open truck filled with soldiers passes the camera. Smoke rises from chimneys over an industrial complex. A formation of Soviet Polikarpov I-16 aircraft in flight overhead. A formation of Soviet Ilyushin Il-4 bombers in flight overhead. Closeup of a Soviet BT-7 Tank. A formation of BT-7 tanks moving across a field. Soviet soldiers with captured Nazi Swastika flags. A Soviet BT-5 tank plowing through snow. Cossack cavalry charging across a frozen lake. A Russian artillery piece Extreme closeup of a Soviet Petlyakov Pe-2 bomber in flight. A tank climbing out of a deep hole. A Soviet Lavochkin La-5 fighter plane coming in to land, with flaps extended. Closeup of a Soviet BT-7 tank. Battery of Soviet 85 mm M1939 (52-K) anti-aircraft guns. Soviet tank commander standing atop his tank, looking through binoculars. A Russian battlecruiser firing her guns. Formation of Russian warships cruising at high speed. Triple gun turret on a Russian warship. Large formation of Soviet soldiers marching while holding rifles with fixed bayonets in front of them. Closeup of Soviet troops marching with shouldered arms. British union jack flag superimposed over British soldiers marching. American flag superimposed over U.S. troops marching. A giant formation of warplanes in flight overhead. A Soviet soldier (sentry) standing next to the Red flag, with formation of airplanes aloft in background.
Post-World War I scenes in the Caspian Sea region of the Soviet Union
Map showing 'Caucasians,'points to spot near Caspian Sea. Coach (carriage) of Tsar is manually wheeled along by men through a large gate (into storage?). Young women applying lipstick at beach wearing swim suits.
Institutional child care in the Caucasian region of the Soviet Union
A Soviet woman/nurse with a baby. She turns over baby to show its flexibility. Children sitting on small chairs and dining tables. Women placing dishes on table.
