1941 German-Rumanian advance into Bessarabia
July 16, 1941. Deutsche Wochenschau No. 567. As with the Finns in the northern front, the troops of the Rumanian army battle side by side with German troops on the vast front against the Bolshevik world enemy. Rumanian infantry on the march. The Soviets have tried breaking through the German-Rumanian front, but their attacks have been beaten back. Here a bridge destroyed by the Bolsheviks is being quickly repaired. The local population helps the German soldiers with the difficult labour. Over the Prut 'river in Bessarabia. Dust and heat pervades the roads. The local population greets the German soldiers as their liberators from the Bolshevik yoke. Entry into Pomeshaniy.Here the Wehrmacht has liberated the Ukrainian people from the rule of the Bolsheviks. Salt and bread as signs of friendship. Flight rout of the Russians: not one house remains standing. Everything has been burnt according to Soviet orders. Down with the propaganda from Moscow.
Deutsche Wochanschau Ukraine Bessarabia German Rumanian Army Wehrmacht USSR Soviet Union 1941 Prut
