Russian war effort. "Shot by 160 cameramen in the course of a single fighting day". American commentary. Dawn Moscow. Soviet troops marching and singing. Troops seen leaving for front by train. Much combat footage on all fronts. Explosions, troops charging, aircraft...
Russian war effort. "Shot by 160 cameramen in the course of a single fighting day". American commentary. Dawn Moscow. Soviet troops marching and singing. Troops seen leaving for front by train. Much combat footage on all fronts. Explosions, troops charging, aircraft crashing, winter warfare with ski troops. Antiaircraft defences and bombed buildings with civilian casualties. Includes dead child. Sequence of Russian submarine in action. Molotov alights from car. Stalin speaking. Soviet heroes receive awards and are seen dining in the Cafe National. Russian navy and gunboats patrolling. Shots of women manning fishing boats. Scenes of harvesting and scenes from all regions of Russia of the war effort. Oil wells and supply trains. Coal mines worked by both men and women. Steel works and factories shown working flat out producing shells and equipment, aircraft, guns and tanks. Partisans seen occupying village and villagers beating a collaborator. Firing squad executes him. Concert pianist entertains airmen at fighter station. Air Force in action. Tanks attacking. Shows troops run over by tank. German prisoners and casualties being treated. Ends dusk in Moscow with barrage balloons being raised.
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