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II. "Invasion chief at HQ." Eisenhower, seated at a desk, addresses the camera: "A roused democracy is the most formidable fighting machine that can be devised."
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I. "Fit to Wage War." Churchill, arriving by train after recovery from illness, is greeted by Cabinet members and family.
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III. "Russia - the great offensive." Polish volunteers joining up with the Red Army take an oath of enrolment then parade past their national flag with an impressive display of Russian equipment. "Poles are less concerned with Polish/Russian frontier than with killing Germans." The recapture of three towns illustrates the success of the Russian offensive: marines from the Black Sea fleet land at Novorossiysk and engage in street fighting; artillery fire and infantry advances under command of General Krylov precede raising of flag over Yelnya near Smolensk and return of population; Kharkov at the time of its second liberation is a badly devastated city. Citizens read newspapers and present flowers to their liberators, including General Zhukov, Khrushchev and Koniev. Liberation marked by gun salute in Moscow.
Full description
I. "Fit to Wage War." Churchill, arriving by train after recovery from illness, is greeted by Cabinet members and family.
Full description
II. "Invasion chief at HQ." Eisenhower, seated at a desk, addresses the camera: "A roused democracy is the most formidable fighting machine that can be devised."
Full description
III. "Russia - the great offensive." Polish volunteers joining up with the Red Army take an oath of enrolment then parade past their national flag with an impressive display of Russian equipment. "Poles are less concerned with Polish/Russian frontier than with killing Germans." The recapture of three towns illustrates the success of the Russian offensive: marines from the Black Sea fleet land at Novorossiysk and engage in street fighting; artillery fire and infantry advances under command of General Krylov precede raising of flag over Yelnya near Smolensk and return of population; Kharkov at the time of its second liberation is a badly devastated city. Citizens read newspapers and present flowers to their liberators, including General Zhukov, Khrushchev and Koniev. Liberation marked by gun salute in Moscow.
Physical description
35mm