Newsreel United News №21063 (1943)
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0:09:36United News №21063 (1943)
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Hot news from the Russian Front: a chronicle of recent battles.
The third year of the war.
Soviet troops are pushing back the fascists in all directions, from the Black Sea to the Baltic.
The frame shows infantry on the march, tanks, military aircraft, ships.
Battles for the liberation of the city of Vyazma.
Artillery, volleys and the roar of exploding shells can be heard.
Tanks.
Soldiers go on the attack.
The retreating fascists left behind complete devastation.
The Soviet army is also suffering losses.
The frame shows ruins and killed soldiers.
The Soviet Black Sea Fleet.
Battles between Soviet ships and fascist supply vessels.
Warships at sea.
Close-up: a fascist bomber that arrived from Sevastopol drops bombs on a Soviet warship.
The Russians open return fire.
The frame shows a downed German plane diving into the sea.
Soviet sailors save their burning ship, putting out the fire with hoses.
The wounded are carried away.
The ship is saved.
Close-up: a huge oil slick on the surface of the water from a damaged and sunken German submarine.
Depth charge explosions.
Background: a military vessel.
Another enemy ship has been destroyed, which will never go on a raid again.
Canadian soldiers receive special leave from the army to work in coal mines.
A soldier reads an order from the military command posted on the street about increasing coal production in Canada to help the army and the rear.
In the frame, three Canadian volunteer soldiers are in the frame - experienced miners who have volunteered to help the country in the rear.
A line of soldiers is marching.
They are marching on the parade ground.
Soldiers receive special leave from officers for 3 months to work in a coal mine.
In the frame, a typical Canadian miner-soldier, Private McDonald.
He salutes the officer.
McDonald is at home with his wife and small child.
Changes from his military uniform into a blue miner's work uniform and puts on a helmet.
Leaves the house with his family.
Kisses his wife and child goodbye.
The ocean is in the frame.
An underwater coal mine.
It is the largest mine in the world, 5 miles long.
Privat MacDonald in the mine mining coal.
General shot: other miners.
Close-up of the miners' faces.
The frame shows trains with mined coal, more than 12 million tons a year.
Coal is delivered directly to ships, to sea docks.
Close-up: coal in steel production.
India.
American troops.
Food is delivered by parachute from an airplane.
Preparing an airfield - targets Australia.
Soldiers returning from the North African campaign.
Parade of women's units North Africa.
Refugees from Europe.
The USA helps them with food, clothing, etc.
People receive military boots, shirts Allied bombers fly to bomb the Japanese islands 1. USSR. Hot news from the Russian front: a chronicle of recent battles.
The third year of the war.
Soviet troops are pushing back the fascists in all directions, from the Black Sea to the Baltic.
The frame shows infantry on the march, tanks, military aircraft, ships.
Battles for the liberation of the city of Vyazma.
Artillery, volleys and the roar of exploding shells can be heard.
Tanks.
Soldiers go on the attack.
The retreating fascists left behind complete devastation.
The Soviet army also suffers losses.
The frame shows ruins and killed soldiers.
The Soviet Black Sea Fleet.
Battles between Soviet ships and fascist supply vessels.
Warships at sea.
Close-up: a fascist bomber that arrived from Sevastopol drops bombs on a Soviet warship.
The Russians open return fire.
The frame shows a downed German plane diving into the sea.
Soviet sailors save their burning ship, extinguish the fire with hoses.
The wounded are carried away.
The ship is saved.
Close-up: a huge oil slick on the surface of the water from a damaged and sunken German submarine.
Depth charges explode.
Background: a military vessel.
Another enemy ship has been destroyed, which will never go on a raid again.
Canada.
Canadian soldiers receive special leave from the army to work in coal mines.
A soldier reads an order from the military command posted on the street about increasing coal production in Canada to help the army and the rear.
The frame shows three Canadian volunteer soldiers - experienced miners who have volunteered to help the country in the rear.
A line of soldiers is marching.
They are marching on the parade ground.
Soldiers receive special leave from officers for 3 months to work in a coal mine.
The frame shows a typical Canadian miner-soldier Private McDonald.
Saluting an officer.
McDonald at home with his wife and small child.
Changes from his military uniform into blue miner's work clothes and puts on a helmet.
Leaves the house with his family.
Kissing his wife and child goodbye.
Shot of the ocean.
Underwater coal mine.
It is the largest mine in the world, 5 miles long.
Private McDonald in the mine mining coal.
Long shot of other miners.
Close-up of the miners' faces.
Shot of trains with mined coal, more than 12 million tons a year.
Coal is delivered directly to ships, to sea docks.
Close-up of coal in steel production.
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