Made for the home market and sold in camera shops and by catalog, this report by Castle Films shows the Soviet victories against the Germans in WWII (winter 1941–1942). It features recurring shots of Russian WWII soldiers, aircraft, infantrymen, tanks, cavalry, Ural factories, Stalin at Red Square, German casualties and POWs, and more.

Titles—Castle Films, News Parade, Eugene W. Castle (0:09). “Soviet Fights Back! Russia Stops Hitler!” (0:25). “June 21, 1941. Nazis Strike—then declare war…” (0:34). Aerial shots—WWII bombers over clouds (0:41). Bombs dropping from planes, various buildings being bombed in countryside (0:45). Buildings collapsing after aerial bombing, raging fires (1:08). “In first days, military experts hold little hope for Russia’s resistance!” (1:17). Russian WWII soldiers run down street toward tanks; Russian WWII soldiers boarding tanks (1:24). WWII Russian tanks roll away (1:32). “But the Soviet holds and fights…” (1:42). Russian soldiers load and fire artillery in countryside (1:48). Soldiers looks through binoculars (2:02). “Moscow before winter, was Hitler’s boast!” (2:06). Russian soldiers march German POW through field (2:09). Marching Russian soldiers (2:15). “In the Urals, men and women toil…” (2:21). Ural women and men in Russian WWII ammunition factory assembly line (2:29). Ural men and women stacking wooden stakes, skis (2:44). WWII Russian tank factory (2:55). “In Moscow’s Red Square, Stalin reviews the great winter army…“ (3:00). Stalin speaking to winter army in Red Square WWII; Russian soldiers lined up at Red Square (3:05). “…army equipped for below-zero fighting…“ (3:13). Russian winter army in Red Square, singing, buildings in Red Square visible (3:18). “army marches from Moscow…” (3:28). Russian riflemen march in snow near Moscow (3:33). Stalin in Red Square with confidants / advisors (3:39). Red Army marching near banner of Lenin (3:41). Russian cavalry marching in snow near Moscow (3:52). Red Square in snow with people (3:57). WWII Russian tanks in snow-covered Moscow (4:00). “Nazi armies battle to within sight of Moscow…” (4:15). Wire barricade (4:25). Armored trains near Moscow in winter (4:26). “Russia fights—fights for its life!” (4:38). Russian WWII tanks, artillery, armored trains firing in quick succession (4:40). Russian riflemen behind cover (4:53). “For winter, Russia’s fighters are prepared….” (4:59). Russian soldiers hiding behind snow bank in countryside (5:04). Russian army officers in winter (5:09). Russian soldiers operate WWII anti-aircraft artillery (5:12). WWII planes in sky (5:18). On orders, Russian artillerymen load, fire repeatedly (5:22). Plane falls from sky (5:32). Crashed WWII German plane; corpse and plane wreck in snow (5:34). “Before an electrified world Russia launches its offensive!” (5:47). Russian riflemen in snow-covered trenches, (5:52). Russian army advancing from trenches (6:05). Russian soldier in hat speaks by phone (6:17). Accordion next to Russian WWII bunker; Russian soldiers emerge from bunker in woods (6:18). Russians fire WWII artillery in snow-covered woods (6:30). Russian WWII artillery ammunition in snow (6:40). “indominable Russian cavalry fighters…” (7:00). Russian cavalry ride in snow through woods, field; Russian WWII cavalry mount, dismount (7:05). “Over a thousand-mile front the retreating Nazis are shattered!” (7:49). WWII infantry running in snowy countryside (7:56). WWII Russian artilleryman loads ammunition (8:04). Russian officer gives orders (8:06). Artillery fire (8:10). Russian aviator in snowy field (8:14). Petlyakov Pe-2 twin engine bomber (8:20). At pistol firing, Russian WWII plane takes off in snow (8:25). Bombs dropping (8:56). Aerial shot: snow-covered landscape with river, targets hit from sky (9:13). Wire barricade in snow (9:25). Russian soldiers at the front crouch in snow, run to tanks (9:30). Russian tanks advance through snowy woods and swamps (9:55). Russian WWII tank breaks through wire barricade (10:40). T-38 tanks in snow-covered field (10:50). Defeated WWII German tanks and soldiers (11:00). Shot-up windshield marked “nicht fahrbereit” (11:11). Captured WWII German caravan, defeated by Russians (11:15). German casualties (11:20). “His troops – weary – disillusioned – hungry – ill-clad – frozen!” (11:30) Cold German WWII POWs and Russian soldiers march through snow-covered field (11:35). German WWII POWs line up, stare blankly into camera (12:13). “History must record that the Nazi’s first defeat came when Russia stopped Hitler…” (12:33) Russian T-38 tanks rolling through fields and wire barricades, firing.

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