Russian News (1944)
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 2349, Film ID 2516 for duplicate footage.
Subjects
- TANKS
- AIRPLANES
- POLAND
- CAMERA OPERATORS
- WOUNDED
- ATTACKS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (SOVIET)
- ARTILLERY
- BOMBINGS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (POLISH)
- GUNS
Places
- Warsaw, Poland
Genre
- Film
- Newsreels.