German campaign in Poland; German military; destruction
Creator(s)
- Wilhelm Siems (Camera Operator)
- Herbert Windt (Music)
- Heinz Jaworsky (Camera Operator)
- Fritz Hippler (Director)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Erich Stoll (Camera Operator)
- Hanns Scholz (Camera Operator)
- Arthur Linke (Camera Operator)
- Walter Frentz (Camera Operator)
- Sepp Algeier (Camera Operator)
- Richard Unger (Camera Operator)
Scope and Content
Summary: The German viewpoint of events prior to and during the Polish campaign. Reel 3: German engineers repair a bridge over the Vistula. Tanks ford the river and motorized columns cross the bridge. Reconnaissance planes fly over. Stukas dive-bomb a supply train and grounded Polish aircraft. Shows closeups of the wreckage.
Note(s)
See publication in USHMM Library: "Feldzug in Polen" 1939. Monograph on content, background, production, published by Institut fuer den wissenschaftlichen Film, Goettingen. Produced in Germany Acquired by US Army Signal Corps
Subjects
- RIVERS
- DESTRUCTION
- TANKS
- MACHINE GUNS
- BRIDGES
- TRAINS
- AIRPLANES
Places
- , Poland
Genre
- Propaganda.
- Film
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