Combat in Soviet Russia

Identifier
irn1001173
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.167.1
  • RG-60.2366
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

Military Film Report: On the German and Russian encounter in the area of Kharkov, Murmansk, Rostov and Sevastopol, Russia. Reel 2: Part 3: "Sturm auf Rostow." German forces assault Rostov; boats land, troops billet. Shots of town after German occupation of July 23, 1943. Part 4: "Kaukasusfront Elbrusbesteigung." Map locates Caucasus Mountains and Mt. Elbrus. German troops and pack animals travel through Caucasus and assemble on Mt. Elbrus. Part 5: "Kampf um Sewastopol." German tanks, transport vehicles, and artillery advance on Sevastopol. German antiaircraft guns down Russian bombers and transport vehicles gather near trenches.

Note(s)

  • The country of original release is Germany. This footage is part of seized enemy records. Titles in German. See Story 2345, Film ID 945 for duplicate footage.

Subjects

  • AIRPLANES
  • MILITARY ADVANCES
  • ARTILLERY
  • TANKS
  • MOUNTAINS
  • MAPS
  • SOVIET UNION
  • TOWNS
  • FIGHTING
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (SOVIET)
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • BOATS
  • GUNS
  • MILITARY VEHICLES

Places

  • Kharkov, Soviet Union

Genre

  • Documentary.
  • Film
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