German troops advance in Transcarpathian Oblast, Ukraine, during World War 2. Map shows the Polish-Ukrainian (Soviet Union) border. Narrator refers to the Battle in the East (the Eastern Front). German armored forces, camouflaged with branches of shrubbery, attack to the East, primarily from Poland, in Operation Barbarossa. Stug III self-propelled assault guns are seen, as well as towed artillery pieces moving along rural roads in agricultural areas. German officers look through binoculars. Spire of a church seen in distant rural village. German artillery firing at close to zero elevation. A small village with houses burning. Closeup of German tank commander looking out from his top hatch. German soldier receiving first aid for cut on face. German infantry engaging defenders in house-to-house combat with small arms. Houses ablaze in the village.
Officers are awarded medals in the Soviet Union during World War II. Interior of an office. A Russian Government official awards medals to the officers. The officers shake hands with the official and receive the medals.
Animated map shows German potential thrusts into the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) coming from six different directions an targeting key cities like Leningrad and Moscow. June 22, 1941 is highlighted on the map. Large formation of German twin engine bombers with extended landing gears is seen in flight. Formation of German Panzer III tanks moving across a field. Formation of German Kfz.70 Personnel Carriers filled with troops. Formation of German soldiers on motorcycles (some with side cars) moving across a field. German troops leaving their transports and running into woods, as they encounter shelling. Animated map reiterates German emphasis on Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev (in Ukraine). It shows German forces converging on Leningrad, and then towards Smolensk. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
A wrecked German aircraft in the Soviet Union during World War II. Civilians gathered on a street. Traffic moves in the background. The civilians look at a downed German aircraft on the street. Interiors of the aircraft. Bombs and shells recovered from the aircraft. A soldier picks up a shell and shows it to the civilians. Wreckage of the German aircraft with people gathered around it.
A film on the Red Army units during maneuvers in the Soviet Union. The Red Army soldiers crossing a river during maneuvers. A cart in the river beside the soldiers. A soldier with a life ring on him. The soldiers holding equipment wade through the edge of the river beside a rock. The soldiers moving on the river bank. The soldiers advancing on a field. The soldiers under cover of bushes. One of them looking through binoculars. A wire fence in view. A few soldiers in prone position on the field, holding guns. The soldiers moving on the field in prone position. A soldier beside a wire fence. The soldier cutting the wires of the fence with a plier. A soldier in prone position aiming a gun propped on a stand. (World War II period).
A film on the Red Army units during maneuvers in the Soviet Union. The Red Army soldiers in a wooded region during maneuvers. A soldier and a cook on a horse drawn cart move on a path in the wooded region. The horse cart in the wooded region. The soldiers moving in a line and served food by the cook. The horse cart under cover of bushes. The soldiers seated on the ground in the region and have food. The horse cart in view. A few soldiers beside a trench. A soldier looks through binoculars from the trench. A shovel beside the soldier. A soldier moves in the trench. Soldiers have food seated in the trench. (World War II period).
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