Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Red Army Sweeps Forward

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
713A
Date Released
4 Feb 1943
Date submitted
2 Feb 1943
Date submitted
28 Jan 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Red Army Sweeps On. DESCRIPTION: Nalchik Area - The Red Army has made great advances in the Caucasus stopping Hitler’s bid to reach the oilfields of Grozny and Baku. Rzhev Front - Great advances have also been made in the Central following the cutting of the Vyazma-Rzhev railway. Veliki Luki - At Veliki Luki the Soviet won a great victory cutting the railway line between that town and Novosolviki. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Aerial shots of infantry advancing over mountains. Several shots of alpine troops climbing over rocks. Firing rifles and machine guns. Small artillery. Russian tanks through woods out into open fields. Camera shooting from tank as same advances. CU gun firing on tank. Trees knocked over by tanks. Various shots of tanks as they cross fields. Shots of tracer shells being fired at aircraft. LS of burning buildings. Russian looks through glasses. Shots of artillery firing. Tanks across fields. Over tracks. MS Sentry. Pan of German rolling stock left behind. Pan of wrecked guns, railway lorries etc. Shots of dead Germans. GS six barrel mortar. Mass tanks with forest background. German prisoners in single file stamping feet. Close shots of various types of prisoners. Russian troops in marchpast with Officer on stand saluting. (All shots are snow covered).
Keywords
Students; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Weather; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Arts and crafts; Fires; Death; Celebrations and festivals; Science and technology; Ceremonies; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military; Religion and belief
Locations
Nalchik; Rzhev; Veliki Luki
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
43354
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
289
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Red Army Sweeps Forward', British Movietone News Issue No. 713A, 4 Feb 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12600 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)