A historical chronicle in five films ('The Arc of Fire', 'Breakthrough', 'The Direction of the main Blow', 'The Battle for Berlin', 'The Last Assault') about the events of the Great Patriotic War, where fictional characters act along with authentic historical figures... The first film. The film tells about the grandiose battle of the Kursk Bulge in the summer of 1943. The largest tank battle in the history of World War II took place here. Along with the personal fates of the characters, the film shows battle scenes, the activities of headquarters and intelligence services, those who worked at the front and in the rear. The second film. The film is dedicated to the Battle of the Dnieper and the offensive operation of the Soviet troops in 1944. At the center of this film is the fate of the battalion that fought on this bridgehead. The third film. The film is dedicated to Operation Bagration, as a result of which Belarus was completely liberated from fascist troops, and the troops of the Soviet Army reached the state border... The fourth film. 'The Battle of Berlin' 1945 The last months of the war. It was during these days that the fate of enslaved Europe was being decided. The Vistula-Oder operation began. Three fronts under the command of Konev, Zhukov and Rokossovsky rushed to the German capital. Anglo-American troops are also marching towards Berlin. "Get ahead of the Russians," Churchill suggests, and secret negotiations with Hitler's emissaries begin, exposed by the Yalta Conference. The fate of Berlin will be decided on the battlefields. The fifth film. 'The Last Assault' The last days of the war, the storming of the Reichstag, the battle for every meter, for every floor - and, finally, the hoisting of the Victory Banner over the Reichstag. The first volleys of Victory rang out. The main characters of the film meet at the entrance to the Reichstag. Actors: Boris Seidenberg, Daniel Olbrychski, Sergey Nikonenko, Nikolai Yeremenko, Mikhail Nozhkin, Roman Tkachuk, Yuri Kamorny, Nikolai Rushkovsky, Igor Ozerov, Evgeny Burenkov, Sergey Kharchenko, Konstantin Zabelin, Dmitry Franko, Eduard Izotov, Anatoly Romashin, Viktor Avdyushko, Vladislav Strzhelchik, Vsevolod Sanaev, Bukhuti Zakariadze, Georgy Burkov, Vasily Shukshin, Nikolai Olyalin, Barbara Brylska, Yuri Nazarov, Ivan Pereverzev, Valery Nosik, Vladimir Samoilov, Larisa Golubkina, Vladimir Korenev, Vladlen Davydov, Mikhail Ulyanov