On The Dnieper (1944)
Item title reads On the Dnieper. Russia. L, S overlooking bend of the Dnieper River. Various shots from aeroplane speeding above it. Russian troops advance. M, S Marshal Vatutin watching operations. M, S Group of Russian officers watching, they include Khruschev. L, S Russian heavy artillery in action along bank of the river. Various shots showing a Russian nurse attending to the wounded whilst the guns roar around her. Various shots of Russian infantry boarding the craft that will ferry them across the river, they are under heavy attack. M, S more gunfire. Various shots as the craft moves across the river under fire. Various shots of a smokescreen over a rough pontoon bridge which establishes a connection between banks. Various shots as infantry and heavy equipment, including guns and tanks, start across the bridge. Various shots of more Russian artillery in action including salvos from rocket guns. Various shots as infantry advance across dry open plains and through burnt out villages. Various sho
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