



Soviet soldiers are fighting for the city.
Destroyed buildings in the city, the wall of a house is collapsing.
The building bears the German inscription "Eagle." Soviet tanks and soldiers are on the city streets.
Residents greet the Soviet soldiers, throwing flowers.
A soldier kisses a woman.
A woman stands with an icon.
A tank driver holds a bouquet.
A soldier hoists a banner on the wall of a house, and soldiers tear down German signs.
Great Patriotic War, street fighting, liberation of Orel
August 1943
Oryol Oblast, Oryol, Oryol Oblast




Newsreel footage shows columns of Soviet soldiers and equipment marching through the city, women hugging soldiers.
Soviet tanks in the battles for the liberation of Kharkov.
Great Patriotic War, liberated city
1943




Destroyed German equipment on the battlefield of Kharkov.
German soldiers emerge from a fortification with their hands raised, and German prisoners stand.
A column of German prisoners passes by.
A German soldier, head bowed, stands next to a destroyed gun.
Nazi flags.
Children in German uniforms run.
Great Patriotic War, Prisoners of war