Russian News (1944)

Identifier
irn1001467
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.541.1
  • RG-60.2349
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

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

Scope and Content

On the siege of Warsaw. Russian and Polish troops assemble near the Vistula; tanks are drawn up; Gen. Kozakov inspects a map. A night artillery barrage is begun. Russian bombers fly over demolished German tanks. Field guns are fired. Tanks emerge from a forest and roll across fields; infantry follows. Bombs are dropped on German installations. Shows abandoned equipment and German fortifications outside Warsaw. Officers examine the scene. Artillery tanks and infantry move through the suburbs. Shows house-to-house fighting. Wounded are treated at an aid station. Poles greet the Russian troops and give them wine. Russian jeeps pass cheering crowds.

Note(s)

  • See Story 930, Film ID 905 for duplicate footage.

Subjects

  • GUNS
  • POLAND
  • WOUNDED
  • AIRPLANES
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (POLISH)
  • ATTACKS
  • BOMBINGS
  • ARTILLERY
  • TANKS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (SOVIET)

Places

  • Warsaw, Poland

Genre

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