This colorized footage shows combat on the Eastern Front during WWII between the German Army and the Soviet Red Army.
:07 POV shot from German aircraft flying over Eastern Front
:08 German officer gives troops “forward” hand signal. Russian troops in winter clothing.
:11 German tanks move through snow
:13 German or Soviet infantryman with bandage over nose
:16 artillery strike
:18 German troops march through ruined Russian city
:21 shelling Russian hamlet, possibly in Estonia
:24 Adolph Hitler in color
:30 German Dornier bomber dropping load
:34 Stuka dive bomber makes low level pass
:45 German infantry rapidly advancing on the Steppe
:51 titles read Pskov, Novgorod, Minsk — as Germans advance further into Russia
1:00 Red Army infantry lined up in Red Square for review
1:03 T-38 Tanks parade in Red Square
1:09 Kommisar (?) reading Pravda, Soviet newspaper, to troops
1:14 Soviet reserves on the march, including messenger with bicycle
1:20 German mechanized troops with motorcycles, and infantry riding a tank
1:23 Soviet propaganda poster
1:34 Soviet civilians listen to news broadcasts
1:47 Wounded Russian girl is assisted by her father
1:54 Frozen bodies of Soviets who were hanged by the Nazis
2:07 Panzer tanks on the move
2:21 Russian aircraft trails smoke on its way to Earth
2:28 Burning cityscape
2:40 German Panzers on the move
2:45 German troops fire light artillery in a cityscape
3:06 Urban fighting, probably Leningrad but possibly Stalingrad
3:12 Aerial of smashed section of Stalingrad
3;24 Red Army counter offensive at Stalingrad, Soviet troops in winter garb
3:42 T-38 Tank on the move.
3:46 Romanian troops on parade
4:00 Retreating German Army troops; Soviet tank onslaught
4:40 Adolph Hitler in color
4:43 German Junkers cargo aircraft seen from below
4:55 Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik takes off
4:59 German prisoners and dead, surrender of German troops
5:18 Parade of defeated German forces.
5:24 Soviet flag raised over Stalingrad. More Romanian troops on parade
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