German invasion, occupation of France; Dunkirk

Identifier
irn1000891
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.1131
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

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

Scope and Content

Reel 7: Germans advance on Dunkirk. German troops eat and drink beer. British forces board boats as Stukas divebomb and a ship is set afire. Shows French and British POWs, the Dunkirk surrender ceremonies, debris on beaches, British corpses, abandoned Allied war material and a German flag. German trucks haul war material into France.

Note(s)

  • Produced in Germany Acquired by US Army Signal Corps

Subjects

  • CORPSES
  • FIRES
  • POWS (FRENCH)
  • FRANCE
  • BELGIUM
  • INVASIONS
  • EATING
  • BOMBINGS
  • SHIPS
  • FLAGS
  • SURRENDER
  • MILITARY ADVANCES

Places

  • , Belgium
  • , France

Genre

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