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ALL WORLD WARS
ROMANIAN AND GERMAN TROOPS IN BESSARABIA, UKRAINE AND CRIMEA, 1941-42. PART I
"OVER THE PRUT"
German and Romanian officers discuss the situation on the Vltava river front
German artillery opened fire in the fight against the Soviets in July 1941
The fight for Bessarabia has begun
Romanian infantry on the Prut (1)
Romanian infantry on the Prut (2)
A small pause in the march to the Prut
These minefields were supposed to block the advance
Hard fight for Stefanesti on the Prut (1)
Hard fight for Stefanesti on the Prut (2)
Cavalry on the Prut
The Soviets coming out from the hiding
A pontoon bridge over the Prut is guarded
"BESSARABIA IS FREE AGAIN"
Bessarabian landscape (1)
Bessarabian landscape (2)
Soldiers at the well
On the march (1)
On the march (2)
Through Bessarabia (1)
Through Bessarabia (2)
Through Bessarabia (3)
Through Bessarabia (4)
Through Bessarabia (5)
Through Bessarabia (6)
Bessarabian population repairing the road
On the Bessarabian road (1)
On the Bessarabian road (2)
On the Bessarabian road (3)
On the Bessarabian road (4)
On the Bessarabian road (5)
Resting
Artillery opens fire
Antitank gun in firing position
German infantry goes over the treeless plain of Bessarabia into the fight
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Fight for Belzy (1)
Fight for Belzy (2)
Belzy, destroyed by Bolsheviks
Soviet four-engine bomber, destroyed by Romanian fire
Houses are searched
The population greets German and Romanian troops as liberators (1)
The population greets German and Romanian troops as liberators (2)
The population greets German and Romanian troops as liberators (3)
Salt and bread from the Bessarabians.
Liberators rapidly build relationships
Bessarabian types
Bessarabian refugees return home
A Jewish camp in Bessarabia
Fallen for the liberation of Bessarabia
Ammunition column on the march in Bessarabia
Marshal Antonescu on the Bessarabian front in July 1941
Fighting Bolsheviks in the corn field
30 Soviet tanks, destroyed in Bessarabia
Supply column on the muddy roads of Bessarabia before Soroki
House-to-house fight in Unguri on the Dniester
The Dniester is reached
Colonel-General Ritter von Schobert and Marshal Antonescu at the briefing in July 1941
In advance to Kishinev (1)
In advance to Kishinev (2)
In advance to Kishinev (3)
Kishinev is attacked
Romanian radio station near Kishinev
Street fighting in Kishinev (1)
Street fighting in Kishinev (2)
German infantry in Kishinev
Distinguished visitors, King of Romania and Marshal Antonescu, visiting Romanian hospital
Kishinev, the capital of Bessarabia after the fight in July 1941
"HOT BATTLE FOR THE DNIESTER CROSSING"
Watch on Dniester at Soroki (1)
Mogilev on the Dniester is reached
View of Soroki on the Dniester
Crossing over. View from the height at Katerinovka (10 km south-east of Mogilev-Podolsk) on the Dniester river valley
Dniester at Soroki
Crossing Dniester near Unguri
View from Unguri bank of the Dniester
Bringing re-enforcement over the Dniester (1)
Bringing re-enforcement over the Dniester (2)
Bringing re-enforcement over the Dniester (3)
Bringing re-enforcement over the Dniester (4)
The struggle for the bunker line (1)
The struggle for the bunker line (2)
The struggle for the bunker line (3)
The struggle for the bunker line (4)
Bunker is attacked
Hidden in the woods machine-gun nest must be dealt with
Pioniers crossing the Dniester
Dniester crossing (1)
Dniester crossing (2)
Dniester crossing is over... July 1941
Ferry service is established
Romanian boats for bridge construction at Mogilev
Bravery in fighting for the Dniester will be rewarded.
General Kortzfleisch presents Iron Cross award
A special message will be announced
The street signs
The last salute to fallen comrades
"VICTORIOUS MARCH CONTINUES THROUGH THE UKRAINE"
Oberstlt. von Boddien discusses the strategic situation in the Balta area
On advance in the direction of Balta
Artillery observers in front of Balta
Evening ride through the vastness of the Ukrainian steppe
Despite the heat and dust - troops march east - for the people of the West
Troops march east (1)
Troops march east (2)
Stuka dive-bombers devastated Mardarovka railway station on the line Odessa-Balta
Light advance party intervenes in the ground combat
An advance party opened the fight at Waterloo, a German settlement in the southern Ukraine
Colonel von Ch observes he progress of his regiment through the binocular tube
The village is taken, the infantry holds position (1)
The village is taken, the infantry holds position (2)
The village is taken, the infantry holds position (3)
Exemplary care for the wounded
Stuck in the Ukrainian mud
A well-earned rest after the hard days of the fight.
Horses are thirsty
Cattle, which was kept in hiding, is driven back to the village by German troops
Children are brought for the baptism
The peaceful work in the field begins again (1)
The peaceful work in the field begins again (2)
Bakery company begins its work
Large quantities of wood are used to bake in oven 10 000 loaves daily
Bakery (1)
Bakery (2)
German heritage - a blonde with a blue eyes from the ethnic German settlement of Worms (southern Ukraine)