Heroic Exploits
Heroic Exploits
"This film is dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi hordes in World War Two. From the invasion of Poland and the attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, with battles from the Baltic Sea, the overwhelming of many Soviet cities and countries of central Europe--all the major sieges are recounted. We see the defeat of the Nazis at Moscow, Leningrad, Stalingrad, Kurtsk, and the Liberation of Rumania, Poland, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria; then the Nazis' last stand in Prague and the final battle of Berlin. We see victory celebrations in Paris, London, New York, and Moscow. The film closes with Leonid Brezhnev speaking at the 30th Anniversary and Celebration in the Palace of Congresses in Moscow." Victory, V-E Day.
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(01:00:03) Various clips of footage from World War II, Hitler and the German forces conquer Europe and turn to an invasion of the Soviet Union - bombers, weeping people, soldier bully an old woman, drag a man by his arms, explosions, etc Title screen in Russian, "Heroic Exploits", German invasion of Soviet Union is at first successful - German tank fleets cruise across farm fields leaving farms on fires and killing Soviet troops
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(01:02:42) The Soviet Union rallies popular support to fight off the German invasion, guerilla troops behind enemy lines sabotage train tracks and bridges with bombs, factories are relocated deeper into the Soviet interior, Soviet women work in factories - a munitions plant, sewing uniforms
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(01:05:20) The Germans advance, JOSEPH STALIN addresses the Red Army during a traditional military march in Moscow in November of 1941, Russain forces repel German troops away from Moscow - dramatic battleground footage, ski troopers shown, bodies hang from a gallow pole
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(01:07:25) The siege on Leningrad, people get water from an ice covered stream, the daily 125 gram bread ration is doled out, a woman works in a munition plant
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(01:08:21) German troops horde Russian livestock, break up a mother and daughter, send people away on trains
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(01:08:51) The Germans turn their focus toward Stalingrad, the battle of Stalingrad ensues - tanks, snipers fire from burned out buildings, Russian wins and troops celebrate, many Germans taken prisoner
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(01:10:47) In London at Albert Hall Foreign Secretary ANTHONY EDEN thanks the Red Army for their defeat of Germany at Stalingrad - the Soviet flag is raised
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(01:11:45) Soviet industry booms - turrets are put on tanks at a factory, huge shells are moved about by cranes, the Germans launch their final offensive movement at Kirsk, the Russians fend them off - footage of battle includes tanks, cannons, rockets etc
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(01:13:12) Soviet forces beat Germany out of Russia, the Germans blow up villages and cities, train tracks, etc in their retreat
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(01:15:00) Soviet forces reach the border with Poland, German bodies and abondoned armamnets litter the Russian country side, Russians return to their home towns to find destruction and mass graves, life continues - children attend class in a bombed out school, women bake in ovens in chimney that stand without houses
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(01:17:00) Soviet forces push further west, the allies land at Normandy, Soviets parade a huge amount of captured German troops down a city street, Soviet troops are treated by nurses and medics
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Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia repel the enemy with the assistance of the Soviet Union, crowds cheer as countries are liberated, images of different content Soviet soldiers, killed in action notification letters, concentration camps liberated, Soviets battle with Polish forces to liberate Poland, the liberation of Budapest.
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(01:21:26) Soviets liberate Austria, move on to Germany, the battle for Berlin - different famous Soviet general/strataticians shown, bullet riddled Berlin is brought to its knees, German leadership signs an act of unconditional capitulation
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(01:24:37) Hitler's office, Soviet army passes out bread to Germans, people in prague hold an anti-fascist uprising - crowd beats a bust of Hitler with a stick, Soviet forces rush to save the city, Soviets and Czechs fight side by side to liberate the city
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(01:26:00) The war's end is celebrated in Moscow, Prague, New York, London, Paris, an army victory parade in Red Square, fascist banners are thrown at the base of the Lenin Mausoleum, several differnt war monuments shown at which people pay their respects
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(01:28:20) Segment on post war Socialist countries, Warsaw Treaty members ready to repell any acts of agression towards them - socialist congresses, missle launches, V-Day celebrations on May 9 in the Soviet Union, photographs of BREZHNEV in the war, Brezhnev addresses a large auditorium full of world representatives
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(01:31:14) Credits role