One of a series of silent newsreels sold in department stores in Germany before and during WWII, this film “Air Force Attacks in the East” shows Luftwaffe planes making attacks in Russia. The film starts with footage of Heinkel He 111 bombers making an attack on a strategically important crossroads. At 2:27, bombs rain down on a Soviet rail yard. At 3:26, German gunners fight off Red fighters that are attacking the He-111s. At 3:37, German fighter pilots attack Soviet fighters. At 4:30, a German pilot celebrates a kill.

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