The battle of moscow was the first major defeat of german wehrmacht in the second world war. Footage of the actual battle is shown, as the red army fights the nazis, building by building. Yuli raizmans berlin is a summary of hundreds of yards of original footage taken during the war, specially of the last weeks of battle against nazi germany. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Even now we have such recent popular films as the one about the u. The love story set on the apocalyptic backdrop of the german soviet battle of stalingrad, which left more than one million dead, is also russia s most ambitious. Some sad remnants of the german armed forces, old men and young boys armed mostly with panzerfaust. Ilya ehrenburgs vicious propaganda machine had widely disseminated false reports of nazi rape in russia to ensure that the red army stormed into germany with no pity.
Why were soviet casualties high in the battle of berlin. The unknown war ep18 the battle of berlin by greatworldwar. Berlin at the end of the war, 1945 rare historical photos. Zhukov rejects stavkas order to take berlin, fearing an attack on his flank. Soviet casualties in the battle of berlin were indeed very high with 80,000 injured and at least 20,000 killed.
This has to be one of the worst propaganda movies ever made. Twelve metres 40ft high, it depicts a soviet soldier grasping a sword in one hand and a small german girl in the other, and stamping on a broken swastika. Here is some new data on the soviet losses in the battle of berlin april may 1945. Mass rape of german women after the fall of germany in 1945. The red army would sustain more than 300,000 casualties in the battle for berlin, and. Padeniye berlina is a 1950 soviet war film and an example of soviet realism, in two.
The films are a dramatized account of the liberation of the soviet unions territory and the subsequent defeat of nazi germany in the great patriotic war, focusing on five major eastern front campaigns. Fall of berlin 1945, 1945 soviet propaganda documentary film about the battle of berlin. The fall of berlin is now also available and though a bad film it is fascinating and i love it. Karl wolff is sent to negotiate with the americans. The truth behind the rape of berlin as europe was being liberated from fascism at the end of world war ii, what has been referred to as one of the most infamous incidents of mass rape in. Russians take berlin soviet forces had surrounded the city of berlin by 24th april 1945, they began to make their way into the city centre, resulting in the eventual fall of berlin on 2nd may. I was 17 years old gerda drews remembers russian troops storming into berlin in april 1945 knowing two phrases in german. The battle of berlin is a film series released in 1970 and 1971, directed by yuri ozerov and shot in wideformat nikfi process 70 mm. The historic building bears the scars of the war, which saw it bombed. The battle for berlin had brought to an end the bloodiest conflict in european history. I can admit it now, i was in such a state, i was in such a frenzy. The assault on the reichstag ends with the famous photograph, raising the red flag over the reichstag. I thought the film was decent and story was not that interesting but the actors were also not something sure they did they best but in my opinion the actors were okay to mediocre sure the movie is to some people good but for me the movie is just amateur level russian world war 2 movie. How the russians took berlin singlehandedly russia beyond.
Berlin after it fell to the russians, 1945 vladlen anchishkin, a soviet battery commander on the 1st ukrainian front, sums up the horror of the whole event, when he tells how he took personal revenge on german soldiers. Finally the war is won, but it is an uneasy victory and the alleged gangrape of a german girl by russian soldiers prompts the start of a new conflict. They committed the largest mass rape in history, with the girls and women of east prussia bearing the first brunt of. For the avoidance of doubt, when you click on these links, there is no additional cost to you.
A grandiose military film epic, which does not know analogues in world cinema. Each man has a story and each man finds a woman and often a doomedromance along the way. As the soviet bureaucracy established its sway over its film industry in the. This clip is from the 1971 soviet film liberation film v, a collection of 5 films ordered by the kremlin to commemorate the 25th anniversary of. The battles of political faiths in the 20th century were similar to.
The extent of nazi brutality was revealed when the soviet army liberated auschwitz in early 1945. In yalta, stalin notifies churchill and roosevelt that he knows of their secret dealings with the enemy. Soviet assault on berlin subway battle with antitank gun clip. The battle of berlin was a sustained and ultimately successful attack on the german city by the allied forces of the soviet union from april 16 to may 2, 1945, during world war ii. Battle of berlin part of the eastern front of world war ii the brandenburg gate amid the ruins of berlin, june 1945 date 16 april 2 may 1945 2 weeks and 2 days location berlin, nazi germany result soviet victory suicide of adolf hitler and deaths of other highranking nazi officials unconditional surrender of the berlin city garrison on 2 may capitulation of german forces still fighting. The central plotthe story of a sniper battle between a russian hero and a german officeris loosely based on real life.
Of note, that long empty area in the photos north of the brandenburg gate which is shown in the 1930 picture as having lots of trees was actually cleared the trees cut down by the nazis as the battle of berlin got underway in 1945 so that they could land small planes there for various purposes. Russias stalingrad is a hit on screen the new york times. The films remarkable recreations of the battle for berlin, climaxing in the bitter struggle over the reichstag, impressed even the films western critics with their gritty realism and sheer spectacle. Nevertheless, its a very atmospheric piece with stunning battle scenes. Battle for berlin 1945 soviet documentary in russian. It is everything the battle of stalingrad is not and it has the glorious music of shostakovich. Before the main battle in berlin commenced, the soviets managed to. The third film from this list set in stalingrad, enemy at the gates was lambasted upon release for historical inaccuracy and its mushy love story.
Based on the best selling novel, this action thriller set in 1953 soviet russia details an exiled secret police agent tom hardy relentlessly hunting for a serial killer who. The fall of berlin is a 1950 soviet war film and an example of soviet realism, in two parts separated in the manner of a serial, directed by mikheil chiaureli. The film is dedicated to some fighting events that took place in the ussr after hitlers conquest of western europe. Padeniye berlina is a 1949 soviet war film and an example of soviet realism, in two parts separated in the manner of a serial, directed by mikheil chiaureli, released by the mosfilm studio. The battle for berlin the german people and residents of berlin knew this was a fight to the death there was no point in giving up and surrendering as they expected no mercy from the russians because of the atrocities committed by the german armie. Padenie berlina the fall of berlin, mikheil chiaurelli, 1950 is the epitome of the.
Liberation the osvobozhdeniye russian soundtrack only. Leo poroshin is a russian born aspiring writerdirector film and theatre, residing in michigan. The fall of berlin 100 years of soviet cinema senses of cinema. The battle for berlin is perhaps one of the most savagely fought battles in history. The film is very impressive, it shows very accurately the seriousness and desperateness of the last battles for the freedom of europe. There is nothing funny about hitlers decision to go to war and invade the soviet union.
The immortal garrison 1956 is a film about the heroic defenders of the brest fortress, the first to confront and resist the german attack in 1941. On the other side of the battle lines, a soviet captain is being driven by the kgb to be executed, but the truck is accidentally bombed, leaving him the only survivor. Pages in category films about the battle of berlin the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. Boris andreyev in the fall of berlin 1950 dmitri shostakovich and mikheil chiaureli. Theres no family in the soviet union, poland or germany where they didnt lose at least one close relative. The unknown war ep19 the last battle of the unknown war by greatworldwar. This is one of the most infamous great leader propaganda scenes in the history of cinema. Stalin orders to hasten the vistulaoder offensive in order to relieve the allies. All figures unless specified are taken from berlin of 1945 by a. Films set in berlin films about nazi germany films about the soviet union in the stalin era works about the battle of berlin eastern front of world war ii films. Child 44 2015 the battle of berlin scene 110 movieclips. Youll see stalin and hitler as youve never seen them before in the greatest propaganda film of all time. Soviet cinemas definitive stalinist recreation of world war 2 also serves as the crowning moment in stalins postwar deification. Russians in large numbers with lots of heavy guns and a bitter hatred for anything german.
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