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Expansion of Soviet and Communist Chinese territories from World War II through 1949
German invasion of Russia during World War II. A map showing German invasion path in Russia until defeat at siege of Stalingrad. A map showing Soviet postwar expansion into Eastern Poland, East Prussia, portions of Finland and other areas. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are incorporated as Republics into the Soviet Union. Russian zones of occupation in Germany, Austria and North Korea. Map depicts an "Iron Curtain" encompassing the Soviet postwar territories. Soviet troops and tanks occupying countries. Soviet ZSU-57-2 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns traveling along a city street. Crowds cheering in a stadium in Soviet East Germany. President Wilhelm Pieck of the German Democratic Republic is among people seen applauding in the stands. . Soviet cargo ships in a harbor operating under trade agreements. Chinese Communist forces moving with guns and artillery and tanks to expel Chiang Kai-Shek and Chinese Nationalists from mainland China to Taiwan, in 1949. Chinese refugees flee an area, carrying an injured civilian on a stretcher. A refugee child is shown with the group of people.
Post-World War II scenes in Communist occupied areas of Europe and Asia
Animated map shows thrust of German forces during invasion of Soviet Russia in World War 2. Stalingrad is highlighted as a turning point. Another animated map shows Soviet territorial gains at the end of the war, as narrator discusses the disposition of those places and their respective populations, as in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. He also discusses Soviet zones of occupation. Animated map shows "Iron Curtain." Soviet troops on parade. Soviet ZSU-57-2 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAG) on display during a parade in 1945. A stadium filled with people in Soviet-occupied East Germany, in 1949. Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck, the first President of the German Democratic Republic, is seen in the stands. Young East German women parade in traditional costumes, clapping their hands, in the stadium. Waterfront scenes show Soviet trade activities with post-war occupied entities. Scenes of conflict as Chinese communist forces expel Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Chinese forces (ROC) from mainland China to Formosa (Taiwan), in 1949. A litter-borne casualty and a refugee mother and small girl are seen.
Signing of the German-Soviet Border and Commercial Agreement, by German Friedrich Werner von Schulenberg and Soviet Vyacheslav Molotov.
German diplomat Friedrich Werner von Schulenberg, of Nazi Germany, and Vyacheslav Molotov, of the Soviet Union meet together in Moscow, Russia, to sign the German-Soviet Border and Commercial Agreement. View of the two men and other representatives from each country at the signing ceremony. Narrator indicates that the agreement document covers expanded trade and commerce between the countries, establishes the northern border, and covers repatriation of Germans from republics including Lithuania and Estonia. View of the German and Soviet leaders each signing the document. Wax seals are added and a close-up of the signature page of the agreement is shown. (The Agreement also included the third set of secret protocols of the Hitler-Stalin Act or German-Soviet Treaty of Nonaggression. It followed the German-Soviet Frontier Treaty, which was the second secret protocol. Despite the pact, Germany attacked the Soviet Union 6 months later.) (World War II period).
33rd Anniversary of Bolshevik Revolution celebrated at USSR Embassy in Washington DC.
Soviet Embassy on 16th Street, in Washington DC. Brass plaque on front reads: "Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics." A wreath and hammer and sickle are also displayed on the plaque of the USSR embassy. Interior of the embassy shows a lavish buffet table with many elegant dishes including caviar, orange slices and cheese. An ice sculpture modeled after the Spasskaya Tower with flashing light decorates the table. Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Vishinsky, greets members of the Washington diplomatic corps who arrive in large numbers to participate in the festivities celebrating the Russian Revolution anniversary. Foreign Minister Vishinsky shake hands with a Russian Orthodox patriarch. He also greets guest Paul Robeson, the famous singer. Guests seen mingling and serving themselves at the buffet. A large cake is decorated with " XXX III celebration." A woman cuts the cake and serves a piece to a guest. Foreign Minister Vishinsky shake hands with Indian dignitaries. Soviet Embassy on 16th Street, in Washington DC. Brass plaque on front reads: "Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics." A wreath and hammer and sickle are also displayed on the plaque of the USSR embassy. Interior of the embassy shows a lavish buffet table with many elegant dishes including caviar. An ice sculpture with flashing light decorates the table. Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Vishinsky, greets members of the Washington diplomatic corps who arrive in large numbers to participate in the festivities celebrating the Russian Revolution anniversary. He also greets guest Paul Robeson, the famous singer. Guests seen mingling and serving themselves at the buffet. A large cake is decorated with " XXX III celebration." A woman cuts the cake and serves a piece to a guest.
General Sikorsky and Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov meet in the Soviet Union.
Poland aids the Soviet Union during German-Russian Combat in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) during World War II. General Sikorsky of Poland is greeted by Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Chairman of the Council of the People's Commissars of the Soviet Union at Stalingrad. General Sikorsky and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin plan an agreement for mutual defense. Two flags flying from flag poles. Polish troops stand at attention. Soviet or Polish troops march. Soviet troops at battle stations in a field. Soviet tank corps men run out and jump into their tanks. A tank goes out through a city near Moscow. Battle action during winter shows Soviet troops advancing to meet on coming Germans. A large gun mounted on a railroad (RR) car. A Soviet officer gives a signal to fire guns. All types of artillery-guns mounted on RR cars, armored trains, tanks field artillery, large cannon fire. Several buildings being demolished by shell blasts. Tanks advance. The Soviets advance across snow covered terrain. Soviet civilians gather up German equipment and pile it around in the area. Dead Germans on the ground. Destroyed German mechanized equipment. Observation towers and lookout posts commanded by the Soviets.
City scenes, shopping, and people of Batumi, Georgia, in the Adjar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; also scenes in Yalta, Crimea
Life of Soviet Georgian people of Batumi, in the Adjar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. Adjarian people milling about on streets in the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi, Adjar. Busy sidewalk cafes. Men, women, and children shop for fruits and vegetables from stalls on a street. Men at a roadside cafe. People swim at a Black Sea beach. A ship waits in the Black Sea port at Batumi, as travelers leave Batumi, in small boats, to board her. Scenes of Yalta, after the passengers arrive there. People milling about on a city street with shops in Yalta, Crimea. A horse drawn cart being pulled as it ascends toward a nearby summit of the Ai-Petri mountains. Elevated view from the mountains of Yalta toward vineyards and toward the south shore of the Black Sea.
