The first days of the year 1942. Soldiers of the Red Army in front of the memorial of the Battle of Borodino where Napoleons 'Grande Armee' suffered a humiliating defeat in 1812. Interesting: the two soviet soldiers are armed with german weapons: rifle 98k and MG 34.

History repeating

Winter 1941/42. A militia battalion during a marching break  in one of Moscow's arterial road.

Streets of Moscow

A young Ukrainian woman gives water to a Soviet POW. During the Battle of Kiev (August/September 1941) about 665000 soldiers of the Red Army were captured by the Wehrmacht.