Romania Axes Axis Aka Rumania Axes Axis Or Roumania Axes Axis (1944)

Title reads: “Roumania ’axes’ axis“. Rumania / Romania. Various shots of wrecked bridges across the River Pruth, blown up in the German army’s retreat. Various shots of Russian engineers erecting rough replacement bridges, infantry and equipment start to move over river. Various shots of Russian troops moving along road. Various shots of German soldiers being taken prisoner, they look very young and frightened. One German soldier is driven off in a jeep with a Russian soldier pointing a gun at his head. Various shots of Red Army moving through the Rumanian towns of Siret and Botosani. Good shots of signs for railway stations at Siret and Botosani. Various shots of Romanian refugees returning to home towns on foot and in horse drawn carts. Narrator says: “Gradually the inhabitants return, to learn that Goebbels has lied to them, and that the Russians have no designs on their soil or their homes“. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S