Views of the signature page on the German surrender document, ending World War II in Europe. Scenes of devastation in Berlin with many buildings and bridges reduced to rubble, including the Reichstag building. A victory parade in Moscow, Russia after signing of Nazi surrender. Victory parade by military troops in Moscow. Troops march with rifles, salute Josef Stalin and others on review stand. Huge crowd gathered singing victory hymns. Soviet citizens cheer and present bouquets to Russian soldiers and lift them. Women laugh. Fireworks at night in Moscow to celebrate the victory.
Animated maps show locations in Russia. Cold and snow force Spanish Blue Division troops under German Army (250. Infanterie-Division) use dynamite for digging defensive positions near Leningrad. They explode dynamite and make room for gun emplacements. Blue Division soldiers fashion trenches in the snow and erect crude shelters of wood. After firing artillery, an officer looks through periscopic sighting binoculars. The troops engage in battle over snow covered field, pulling artillery piece. Chimney of Soviet blockhouse is hit. Spanish troops are decorated by German officials. German cavalry General Georg Lindemann presents Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Spanish commander, General Agustín Muñoz Grandes. (World War II period).
Men and women parachute jumpers make throngs below gasp in thrilling mass sky drill in Moscow, Russia. Radio-engine bi-winged Russian aircraft of the early 1930s in flight. A large number of Russian parachutists jump from ANT-6 aircraft (Tupolev TB-3). A large crowd looks up at sky. Large number of parachutists jumping and landing on the ground. A Russian girl talks after a parachute jump.
People gather to celebrate an event organized for the youth of Russia in August 1939. Soviet Premier Stalin reviews children parading, dancing and doing calisthenics. Boys march with flags. Buildings along the sides of a street. Boys and girls perform on a stage in front of a large crowd. Children march. Boys perform on the ground amidst the crowd. Girls and boys on decorated floats pass through the street. Buildings in the background. Several performances by the young boys and girls in colorful dresses. A crowd gathers in front of decorated buildings. Pictures of dignitaries on the wall of a building. Girls march with flags.
General Timoshenko arrives to review troops in Moscow, Russia during World War II. Buildings along the sides of a street. Troops stand in war against fascism. The soldiers stand in formation. An aerial view of the area in which the troops are gathered. General Timoshenko arrives riding a horse with other officers. The troops march in front of the officials. The General addresses the troops. Armed civilians and Red Army women pass in review.
Russian civilians help soldiers in Moscow, Russia during World War II. Buildings in an area. Soldiers march with weapons. Military vehicles drive past on the streets. Civilians help the army in preparing for the war. Trenches are dug and sand-bag emplacements are erected. Artillery and barrage-balloons are towed through the streets. Civilians enlist as guerrilla fighters. Weapons are issued to the civilians. Women and old men work in a munition factory.
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