Russia

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

150

Date Released

20 Mar 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Burma (On Arakan Front)
2. 2Middle East News
3. 3Russia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Russian sappers construct river crossings over the Dnieper in freezing weather. Tanks and men move across day and night, under ceaseless enemy bombardment across the river. Khrushchev on the scene. Having established several bridgeheads, Russians consolidate positions on West bank of river and move in. General Vatutin, Soviet commanding officer, watches the progress of the battle.

Keywords

Politics and government; Engineering; Military

Credits:

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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