RUSSIAN NEWS (1944, NO. E) Part 1

Description

On the liberation of Vilna, Latvia. Tanks and inf. move down a dirt road past cottages. Field guns and mortars are loaded and fired. Inf. runs past dead Germans. Soldiers advance from house to house. Flames pour from windows. Tanks pass through the streets. Machine guns are fired from rubble. Telephone wire is strung. Germans leave shattered buildings and surrender; long columns of them are marched to the rear. Victorious Russians move through the streets as civilians cheer. Guerrillas, both men and women, return to their homes. Russ. officers congratulate them. Tractor-drawn artillery moves forward.

Collection

Records of the Office of War Information

Series

Motion Picture Films from "Russian News" Newsreels