
This film tells the story of World War II as experienced by the inhabitants of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, at the time a satellite of Moscow. The very rich oil deposits of the region aroused the covetousness of Hitler who needed the oil from Baku to carry out his program of world domination. His entire campaign of 1942-1943 was aimed at seizing them. But the Soviets and the Allies were determined to prevent him from doing so, by all means, including the most radical, even if it meant wiping the city off the map.

Féodor Atkine
Narrator (voice)

Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)

Tomka and His Friends
Tomka and His Friends

The Discussion
The Discussion

Children from Overseas
Children from Overseas

Atlantic Patrol
Atlantic Patrol

Enigma
Enigma

Hart's War
Hart's War
Charlotte: A Royal at War
Charlotte: A Royal at War

The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone

Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging

Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron

Breakthrough
Breakthrough

When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows