Film shows Soviet soldiers accompanying a deserting German soldier through woods, during World War 2. They bring him to a non-commissioned officer who examines his papers including one that had been distributed (probably air dropped) by Soviet forces to German forces on the ground. Written in German it translates to "Comrades, with this card, All German soldiers , who are on the side of the Red Army, are guaranteed a life of good treatment and return home after the war." A Russian translation of the safe conduct pass is then shown translated into Russian. Closeups of the German soldier defector being further interrogated as he stands and responds. He is then led off in a friendly way by the soviet soldiers.
A soviet sailor places diving helmet on head of a Soviet diver who descends into water for a recovery operation in World War 2. Next, the engine of a wrecked German warplane is seen being raised from the river by a cable being pulled by numerous Soviet soldiers on a steep hillside, besides the water, Scene shifts away from shoreline to a pier jutting into the river, The pier contains a diving board and a tower (perhaps for lifeguards). Soviet military men are standing on the pier, observing the recovery efforts. Some are in Naval uniforms with White hats. The soldiers on the hillside pull on cables fastened to the aircraft wreckage and pull it ashore. View of the wreckage, piled up atop the steep bank overlooking the river. Closeup of the aircraft instrument panels.Two Soviet soldiers examine wing sections that appear to be from a German Junkers 88 (Ju 88) bomber. Soviet officers retrieve personal items that belonged to the German flyers, including: two small religious medallions; an iron cross medal; and a Narvik Shield (German: Narvikschild) medal. More closeups of the wreckage atop the river bank.
DC-3 aircraft taxis in after landing in Moscow, Russia, during World War 2. . Czech and Yugoslav diplomats descend from the aircraft and are greeted by Soviet officials. The diplomats are there to present their credentials as permanent emissaries to the soviet Union. After greeting one another the group of Czech and Yugoslav representatives and their Soviet hosts depart the airfield in automobiles.
Soviet Home Guard Cossack Cavalry are seen mounted up to train during World War 2. They ride past a fence where several rural people wave to them, including one old woman. A Cossack contingent in Papaha (black Cossack hats) is put through their paces by their commander. He directs one of his troop to charge on horseback, brandishing his sword. The Cossack charges along a path lined with a series wooden stakes. He swings his saber to cut the successive stakes while galloping through the course. Closeup of one typically cut clean through. In final scenes, the entire Cossack troop charges in formation
Opening of film shows image of famous statue being projected on a screen. The statue depicts a Soviet worker and a collective farm woman, respectively, raising a hammer and sickle high above their heads. The statue is a stainless steel art work created by Vera Mukhinafor the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, France. (It was later moved to Moscow, Russia.) Next a field and forest is shown on the Western front of the Soviet Union (Eastern Front of World War 2, in Europe). Soviet soldiers are preparing for combat during a temporary lull in their defense against German forces in their Operation Barbarossa offensive ,begun in June, 1941. Soviet soldiers place branches and foliage upon a BT tank as camouflage. Others assemble loose ammunition rounds into machine gun belts. Soldiers camouflaging an artillery field piece with foliage. Soviet soldiers refueling a tank. Soldiers moving through wooded area past another camouflaged gun. Several Soviet soldiers at a shelter in the woods, placing ammunition rounds in a clip. A printer producing a daily newspaper for soldiers. A soviet soldier picks one up to read. Closeup of the newspaper. Soviet munitions handlers inserting fuses into noses of artillery shells. A T-34 tank sitting in foliage. Soldiers looking at charts as they sit in the woods. A Soviet soldier running (possibly to deliver a dispatch).
Soviet propaganda newsreel of July, 1941 shows huge numbers of Soviet citizens being called upon to support the war effort during the German invasion (Operation Barbarossa) in World War 2. Several men in similar clothes stand on stage, as one speaks from a podium. The banner behind them mentions the homeland's need for support. A large portrait of Joseph Stalin forms a backdrop to the stage. A large crowd of mostly men listens intently. (A woman with several children is also seen in the crowd.) A different speaker is now seen at the podium. More views of the crowd filling a large open space (Square). Another view of the speaker. Now a third speaker speaks from the podium and most of those in the crowd respond to him by raising their hands. Next, a gathering of workers is seen at a construction site where a platform has been set up holding several men. A portrait of Joseph Stalin is carried by someone in the crowd. Closeup of some workers listening to a speaker. Closeup of the men on the platform and one speaking to the workers. Closeup of a woman in the audience. Closeup of the speaker on the platform. Camera pans over some of the crowd, that includes women. A train of railroad box cars and an open bulk carrier moving past the camera. Industrial plant in background.
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