WORLD WAR II RUSSIAN FRONT YALTA CONFERENCE SOVIET PROPAGANDA FILM Part 2 48834 (1945)

Synopsis

This Soviet propaganda film recounts the events of 1945, as the Red Army resumed the offensive against the Fascist Wehrmacht, pushing the Germans out of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Poland. The film ends before the final battles in Germany, with a gaunt-looking President Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin meeting at Yalta. Notably, the film contains rare footage (at 10:06 ) of FDR smoking a cigarette. This was the type of material that would never have appeared in an American newsreel of the era! Narrator: The Red Army chased the enemy off our land. The great liberating operation began in Europe, which was enslaved by the Fascists. Taking over others’ territories was not our goal. The government of the USSR stated, ‘We are not guided by revenge. They had to fight cruel battles and eliminate a powerful group of German soldiers. (01.39) The Red Army is entering Bulgaria. The Soviet Army had no battles on Bulgarian territory. The Bulgarian operation turned out to be a triumphant liberating campaign. Sofia is celebrating. (02.22) Our divisions joined the Czechoslovak Corps after fierce fighting and came to the border of Czechoslovakia. In the beginning of 1945, Slovakia was liberated. The Red Army was of great help to the Yugoslav liberation movement. Fulfilling a request of Marshall Tito, Soviet forces entered Yugoslavia and began an offensive on Belgrade. Having defeated the enemy, the Red Army entered Belgrade together with the…

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Running time

10 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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