Made during WWII for the German home market and sold in department stores, this silent newsreel shows German Army operations on the Eastern Front, when victory for the Germans must have seemed almost inevitable. At :39, Wehrmacht troops in winter uniforms guide horse drawn supply wagons in the bitter cold. At :58, railroad tracks are built over a snowy landscape. At 1:00 German panzer tanks operate in the extreme cold. At 1:22, German snipers in white winter covers fire rifles and cut barbed wire as they advance. At 1:39, a binocular periscope is used in a snow cave to spy on the enemy. At 2:00, a machinegun crew is shown. At 2:11, a Soviet soldier surrenders to the Germans, followed at 2:20 by a large group of comrades. At 2:37 a command post bunker is shown. At 2:48 a military motorcycle with sidecar delivers mail to ecstatic troops. At 2:58, troops push gear on sleds towards waiting trimotor Junkers transports. At 3:19 reindeer are pressed into service. At 3:40, troops are pinned down by Soviet snipers. The fast response is with machinegun fire, artillery and finally panzers.

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