Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

(1943)

Documentary / War

83 minutes

Supervised by Frank Capra

In this installment of the “Why We Fight” propaganda series, we learn about the events on the Russian front of World War II.  We learn about Russia’s heroic resistance to invasion in the past and how those qualities were called upon in the current war.  We also learn about Russian tenacity and their determination to win against the seemingly invincible forces of Nazi Germany in the bloodiest fighting of the war.

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Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

Why We Fight: The Stillwell Road

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer 

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

Why We Fight: War Comes to America