Russia

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

147

Date Released

21 Feb 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News from England
2. 2Middle East News
3. 3Russia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

SHOTLIST: The Russian offensive up and down the entire front. CU Stalin making speech. Captured German film shows the Nazis blowing up territories and communications as they flee. Russians move forward. Russian people welcome the liberators. Newspapers are quickly in print again. Flowers presented to Mr Khrushchev in Moscow, where victory is marked by the firing of guns

Keywords

Politics and government; Mass media; Celebrations and festivals; Victory celebrations; Military

Credits:

Camera

Charles R. Martin

Commentator

Rex Keating

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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