# BATTLE FOR LENINGRAD, MOSCOW in WWII SOVIET PROPAGANDA FILM 50504

This WWII Soviet propaganda film celebrates the heroic defense of Leningrad, Stalingrad and Moscow during 1942-1943 in WWII. You can see the first part of this film, about the invasion of Russia by the Germans, at https://youtu.be/rx-WjGtyR1c Narrator: A commander telegraphed that the selfless struggle of the fighters in Sevastopol was an example of heroism for all the Soviet army and nation. Sevastopol, a hero city, fought for eight months. (00.24) At great cost, Hitler’s army came close to Leningrad, but it was stopped on the city's fringes. The Fascists decided to destroy the cradle of the revolution through shelling and bombing. (00.46) The city braced itself for a long siege. Battles were taking place next to operating factories. (01.15) The army and citizens united in the face of the siege. They were surviving deprivation and fighting the enemy together. (01.38) Following a decision of the Central Committee of the Party and the government, an Ice Road over Lake Ladoga was created, the Road of Life. (01.48) The enemy came close to Moscow despite the fearless resistance of our troops. 100,000 Communists and 260,000 Komsomol members went to battle from Moscow. (03.02) Troops and ammunition were arriving from the hinterland to protect the capital. As always, on the Day of the October Revolution, there was a parade on Red Square. These words were spoken from the rostrum of the Mausoleum, ‘The enemy thought that our army would be dispersed after the very first strike. Our…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising, Propaganda
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/50504RussianShortFilm10)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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