GERMAN ATTACK ON KHARKOV. RUSSIA Part 1

Description

SUMMARY: Animated map, battle area near Kharkov. VS, Germans fire field artillery pieces, Howitzers, machine guns, and mortars; shell fire on field and burning houses. Seq, troops advance on road, horse-drawn supply wagon, infantry advances cautiously across field. CU, bombs drop from bomb bay, follow shots of bombs dropping to ground and exploding. Pan, burning town. VS, column of German tanks and half-tracks move along road, marching soldiers and mounted troops. German tanks in action. CU, medium Panzer tank fires gun. CU, destroyed burning Russian tank. CU, Russian prisoners are searched. Germans inspect Russian tank. German armored column races through burning village. CU, large pieces of field artillery are loaded and fired. AV, devastated battle area, destroyed vehicles. Hedge hopping plane flies over troop concentration and masses of prisoners on the field. CU, prisoners marching. CU, enormous mortar and railroad guns are loaded and fired.

Collection

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Series

Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division