They Hoisted the Banner of Victory

The film is dedicated to M. Egorov, M. Kantaria, I. Syanov, S. Neustroev, V. Davydov, K. Samsonov, Colonel Zinchenko, generals Shatilov, Perevertkin, Kuznetsov - Soviet soldiers, participants in the storming of the Reichstag, who planted a red banner on the Reichstag in May 1945 of the year. The city of Rudnya. Deputy of the city council, people's assessor of the city court, head of the raw material base of the cannery M. Egorov at work; at the hearing, with his wife and children at home. Abkhazia. Ochamchire city. Landscape of the Black Sea. Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR, foreman of carpenters-fitters M. Kantaria at work; accepts voters, parses mail. Kazakhstan. The city of Alma-Ata. Deputy Head of the Regional Consumer Union I. Syanov talks with buyers of one of the stores. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Tundra landscape. Moscow region. Director of the fish factory of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug V. Davydov walks through the territory of one of the sanatoriums. Forest landscape. Moscow city. Institute of Railway Engineers. Institute teacher K. Samsonov lecture in the audience. The city of Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg). Lieutenant Colonel S. Neustroev with his family at home. Moscow city. Meeting of war veterans, combat friends: I. Syanov, V. Davydov, S. N. Perevertkin, M. Kantaria, S. S. Shatilov, K. E. Zinchenko, S. Neustroev, M. Egorov. Participants of the meeting on Red Square, in the Kremlin, in the Museum of the Soviet Army. Chronicle footage. April - May 1945. The fighting of the Soviet troops during the Berlin operation. Street fighting. Burning buildings. Destruction. Taking of the Reichstag. The soldiers are running with the banner. Victory salute on Red Square. Germany East. Berlin city. Monument to the Soviet soldier in Treptow Park. Laying flowers.

B&W

2

1960