COMBAT IN SOVIET RUSSIA, JULY, 1942 Reel 1 · Part 3

Description

MILITARY FILM REPORT: On the German and Russian encounter in the area of Kharkov, Murmansk, Rostov and Sevastopol, Russia. R.1: (1) The battle for Kharkov. Animated map of Kharkov-Poltava area illustrates the May 12, 1942, convergence of German ground and air forces. Germans take Russian prisoners after scrimmage of May 30, 1942. German Gen. Heinz Guderian visits Ukrainian front. German troops cross Dnieper and Desna rivers, encircle Gomel and Kiev. Odessa falls after two months of battle. (2) From Murmansk to Africa. German aircraft and artillery attack Murmansk, Russia while German infantry advances on city. R.2: (3) German forces assault Rostov; boats land, troops billet. Shots of town after German occupation of July 23, 1943. (4) Map locates Caucasus Mountains and Mt. Elbrus. German troops and pack animals travel through Caucasus and assemble on Mt. Elbrus. (5) German tanks, transport vehicles and artillery advance on Sevastopol. German antiaircraft guns down Russian bombers and transport vehicles gather near trenches. R.3: (6) German bombers and artillery attack Sevastopol, which falls on July 1, 1942. Shots of German Captain Gollab in his plane and of Gen. Fritz von Mannstein's inspection of new German artillery. German troops occupy and search Sevastopol, and raise Nazi flag.

Collection

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Series

Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division