British Path: The Hun On The Run, 1944

Item title reads - The Hun on the Run. Russian troops rides past burning houses left by retreating Germans. Trucks ride through in convoys. M/S in Taganrog where people dig out bodies of civilians buried in antitank ditches after they were executed by the Germans. They are carried away on stretchers. Various shots as women cry and touch the bodies. Various shots of Ukrainian girls coming out from behind barbed wire compounds where they were waiting to be shipped to Germany. Various shots of them as they shake hands with Russian soldiers. Various shots as the bodies of young miners are brought up from the pit shaft where they were thrown after they had been killed by the Germans for refusing to join them. Various shots of captured German newsreel footage showing the demolition of railway lines as they retreat. Various shots as the Germans withdraw with their supplies. Russian guns fire constantly. Stuka dive-bombers are brought in, various air to air shots of them and explosions below. M/S of Germans sailing away on a small boat to Crimea. Various shots of guns firing and German armament factory being destroyed. Russians advance. Various shots of the first train to run from Moscow to Kharkov in two years. Various shots as liberators are welcomed by locals as they advance further. Various shots of victory guns going off in Moscow and their flares lighting up the sky. ----------- Российские войска проезжают мимо горящих домов, оставленных отступающими немцами. Грузовики проезжают колоннами. М/С в Таганроге, где люди выкапывают тела мирных жителей, похороненных в противотанковых рвах после того, как они были казнены немцами. Их уносят на носилках. Различные кадры, на которых женщины плачут и прикасаются к телам. Различные кадры украинских девушек, выходящих из-за колючей проволоки, где они ожидали отправки в Германию. Различные кадры, на которых они пожимают руки российским солдатам. Различные кадры, на которых тела молодых шахтеров поднимают из шахты, куда они были сброшены после того, как были убиты немцами за отказ…