Soviet Red Army Assault on Berlin, Germany April (1945)

Synopsis

This is a Soviet educational movie, No. 19 in a series of 24, which is titled "Assault on Berlin", showing the final assault on Berlin and the raising of the Soviet flag over the Reichstag by the Rakhimzhan Qoshqarbaev's group of soldiers. The documentary was produced by Schkola Film, the Central Educational film studio in Moscow, for the Ministry of Education of the USSR, and directed by Svetlana Zagoskina and L. Fany-Girsh. The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II. 0:20 Footage of a burned-out urban area upon a river, probably Stalingrad (Volgograd). On the rolling background of Soviet Army battle footage, is shown the slow advance towards Germany through crossing of the rivers Volga, Don, Dnieper, Bug, Dvina, Nieman, Vistula and Oder. 1:00 2 generals, 1 of whom bears a Hero of the Soviet Union medal start, crossing a makeshift bridge Soviet army has established a base of operations on the Oder River to prepare the assault of Berlin and are bringing in heavy armor by railroad. 1:18-1:46 Plan of the Nazi German fortifications which were built around Berlin. Narrator: "Berlin is defended by around a million people." The First Belorussian Army group was chosen to be the one to attack Berlin, while the First Ukrainian Army front group was to move past the German capital and advance through the German territory…

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Running time

5 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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