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Archive footage filmed in 1943 features residents of Stalingrad, as well as captured German servicemen, taking part in work to restore the city following the Red Army's victory.
People can be seen returning to their homes, clearing debris, painting buildings, constructing power lines and planting trees. The area also had to be cleared of bodies of fallen combatants, as well as broken equipment and mines.
Student construction brigades as well as various specialists from other regions came to Stalingrad to take part in its restoration, along with those locals who had been evacuated.
Footage also features locals gathering at a stadium to watch a football match, as well as servicemen and civilians watching an improvised concert at one of the city's squares.
According to Russian historical data, the restoration of Stalingrad began immediately after the end of hostilities in February 1943, in wartime conditions. The country still needed guns, ammunition, tanks, which meant that it was necessary to rebuild factories and plants. The de-mining of the city and the Volga River banks was completed in March 1943.
The population of the city grew rapidly. After the liberation there were around 33,000 inhabitants, by the end of March 1943 there were more than 55,000, while in September the population had reached 210,000.
The Battle of Stalingrad, the successful Soviet defence of the city now known as Volgograd, took place from July 17, 1942, to February 2, 1943. It is believed to be the most brutal and deadliest battle of World War II.
Total Axis casualties (Germans, Romanians, Italians, and Hungarians) are believed to have totalled more than 800,000 dead, wounded, missing, or captured.
According to Russian military historians, 1,100,000 Red Army soldiers were killed, wounded, missing, or captured in the campaign to defend Stalingrad, while 40,000 civilians also lost their lives.
In 1945, Stalingrad was officially proclaimed a Hero City of the Soviet Union.
This archive footage is released as part of the '100 Key Events in Russia in the 20th and 21st Centuries', a project with the Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (rgakfd.ru).
Stalingrad restored: Watch locals and captured German troops rebuild city following Red Army's victory *ARCHIVE*
Archive footage filmed in 1943 features residents of Stalingrad, as well as captured German servicemen, taking part in work to restore the city following the Red Army's victory.
People can be seen returning to their homes, clearing debris, painting buildings, constructing power lines and planting trees. The area also had to be cleared of bodies of fallen combatants, as well as broken equipment and mines.
Student construction brigades as well as various specialists from other regions came to Stalingrad to take part in its restoration, along with those locals who had been evacuated.
Footage also features locals gathering at a stadium to watch a football match, as well as servicemen and civilians watching an improvised concert at one of the city's squares.
According to Russian historical data, the restoration of Stalingrad began immediately after the end of hostilities in February 1943, in wartime conditions. The country still needed guns, ammunition, tanks, which meant that it was necessary to rebuild factories and plants. The de-mining of the city and the Volga River banks was completed in March 1943.
The population of the city grew rapidly. After the liberation there were around 33,000 inhabitants, by the end of March 1943 there were more than 55,000, while in September the population had reached 210,000.
The Battle of Stalingrad, the successful Soviet defence of the city now known as Volgograd, took place from July 17, 1942, to February 2, 1943. It is believed to be the most brutal and deadliest battle of World War II.
Total Axis casualties (Germans, Romanians, Italians, and Hungarians) are believed to have totalled more than 800,000 dead, wounded, missing, or captured.
According to Russian military historians, 1,100,000 Red Army soldiers were killed, wounded, missing, or captured in the campaign to defend Stalingrad, while 40,000 civilians also lost their lives.
In 1945, Stalingrad was officially proclaimed a Hero City of the Soviet Union.
This archive footage is released as part of the '100 Key Events in Russia in the 20th and 21st Centuries', a project with the Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (rgakfd.ru).
For news purposes only. Onscreen RGAKFD logo must remain visible and intact. No access news agencies
Archive footage filmed in 1943 features residents of Stalingrad, as well as captured German servicemen, taking part in work to restore the city following the Red Army's victory.
People can be seen returning to their homes, clearing debris, painting buildings, constructing power lines and planting trees. The area also had to be cleared of bodies of fallen combatants, as well as broken equipment and mines.
Student construction brigades as well as various specialists from other regions came to Stalingrad to take part in its restoration, along with those locals who had been evacuated.
Footage also features locals gathering at a stadium to watch a football match, as well as servicemen and civilians watching an improvised concert at one of the city's squares.
According to Russian historical data, the restoration of Stalingrad began immediately after the end of hostilities in February 1943, in wartime conditions. The country still needed guns, ammunition, tanks, which meant that it was necessary to rebuild factories and plants. The de-mining of the city and the Volga River banks was completed in March 1943.
The population of the city grew rapidly. After the liberation there were around 33,000 inhabitants, by the end of March 1943 there were more than 55,000, while in September the population had reached 210,000.
The Battle of Stalingrad, the successful Soviet defence of the city now known as Volgograd, took place from July 17, 1942, to February 2, 1943. It is believed to be the most brutal and deadliest battle of World War II.
Total Axis casualties (Germans, Romanians, Italians, and Hungarians) are believed to have totalled more than 800,000 dead, wounded, missing, or captured.
According to Russian military historians, 1,100,000 Red Army soldiers were killed, wounded, missing, or captured in the campaign to defend Stalingrad, while 40,000 civilians also lost their lives.
In 1945, Stalingrad was officially proclaimed a Hero City of the Soviet Union.
This archive footage is released as part of the '100 Key Events in Russia in the 20th and 21st Centuries', a project with the Russian State Documentary Film and Photo Archive (rgakfd.ru).