North Caucasus Number 8

The newsreel is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding military leader, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, General of the Army I.A. Pliev. North Ossetia, Vladikavkaz. Obituary about the death of I.A.Pliyev in the newspaper "Pravda" on February 8, 1979. Photo of I.A.Pliyev in a mourning frame. The plane with the body of I.A. Pliev on board lands at the airfield. The coffin with the body of the deceased is carried along the plane. A line of cadets of the guard of honor at the airport. North Ossetia, with. Old Batakayurt. View of the Ossetian village of Old Batakayurt, where I.A.Plieva was born. Photo portrait of I.A. Pliev in his youth. North Ossetia, Vladikavkaz. The coffin with the body of I.A. Pliev in the Voroshilov Hall of the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command Twice Red Banner School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Eremenko. I.A. Pliev's awards. Honor guard near the coffin. Soldiers of the Ordzhonikidze garrison, leaders of the party and government bodies of the republic, local residents say goodbye to I.A. Pliev. Relatives and friends near the coffin. Removal of the coffin with the body of the deceased from the school building. Cadets carry wreaths, military awards. The funeral meeting is opened by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR, General of the Army A.T. Altunin. Speakers: First Secretary of the North Ossetian Regional Committee of the CPSU B.E. Kabaloev, Commander of the North Caucasian Military District Colonel General V.A. Belikov, First Secretary of the Rostov Regional Committee of the CPSU I.A. Bondarenko, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Checheno-Ingushetia X .Bokov. Books by I.A. Pliev. The funeral cortege moves along the city street. View of a tombstone with the inscription: "Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic, General of the Army I.A.Pliev. 1903-1979." The column of cadets is marching solemnly. View of the Caucasus Mountains. Russia, Volgograd. Memorial complex "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" on the Mamayev Kurgan. Central monument "Motherland". Monument "Stand to the death!" Hall of Military Glory. The surname of I.A. Pliev on the memorial wall of the defenders of Stalingrad. Newsreel footage: Major General, Cavalry Division Commander I.A. Pliev on horseback at an observation post, talking with a Red Army soldier (1942-1944); I.A.Pliyev's meeting with the inhabitants of the Ossetian village (1950); I.A.Pliyev among the military during the Manchurian operation (1945), I.A.Pliyev presents awards to the cadets of the military school (1960-70s).

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V. Guluev, V. Dzobaev