The Russian Offensive (1943)

Full title reads: “THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE“. Soviet Union (USSR). Various shots of the shell explosions over Russian countryside. Various shots of the Red Army infantry in action. They are seen in the trenches and crawling over countryside. Some German soldiers try to advance but they fall to the Russian guns (doubtful about authenticity of the footage). Various shots Russian artillery in action. They shoot up German tank and lay heavy barrage into German lines. Various shots of the infantry advancing again. They advance through burning villages and past German carnage. (Mute& Track Negs.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.