German invasion of W. Europe; Paris, France

Identifier
irn1000889
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.1129
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940, 1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • Svend Nolan (Director)
  • Fritz Hippler (Producer)
  • Svend Nolan (Writer)
  • Herbert Windt (Music)

Scope and Content

Reel 5: German tanks advance. Stukas bomb Allied positions. Wounded tank crewmen receive aid. German trucks haul artillery. German troops cross the Rhine in rubber boats over pontoon bridges. German soldiers stuff grenades into their belts. German troops lay wire, and horses are pushed into water. Shows wrecked French tanks, French POWs, French troops in the Maginot Line. Panoramic views of the Maginot Line. French troops in the Line run, ride a subway, dance, eat and man communications equipment. Maps the German attacks on the Line in Paris. Also maps France and Britain's colonial empires and shows how Germany overwhelmed them all. British, French and colonial troops parade.

Note(s)

  • Produced in Germany Acquired by US Army Signal Corps

Subjects

  • TANKS
  • DANCING
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (FRENCH)
  • BOATS
  • ARTILLERY
  • COMMUNICATIONS
  • FRANCE
  • MILITARY VEHICLES
  • MAPS
  • BOMBINGS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (ALLIES)
  • HORSES
  • RUBBER
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (BRITISH)

Places

  • , Germany
  • Paris, France

Genre

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