German military transports cargo across a river; signs in wooded areas
Creator(s)
- Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
- Heeresfilmstelle (Producer)
Scope and Content
Reel 3: 00:15:45 Sign indicates tonnage that can be carried by road/bridge, and seems to have the signature of "2.Komp." Vehicles of the IV Panzer Division roll across the bridge. Numerous shots of soldiers transporting cargo/men across a river on a ferry. Civilians present as wagons are unloaded. Reel 4: 00:18:40 An officer presents a soldier with an Iron Cross as other soldiers look on. 00:20:00 Signs with unit markings and directions. Survey of a destroyed wooded area. CU of a large sign beside the road: "Hier beginnt der Arsch der Welt!" Various signs: "Gehst du von hinnen, denk an Götz von Berlichingen" (a reference to Goethe's famous Götz quote?), "Zur Front", etc. German soldiers resting/guarding a road in a forest. A blockhouse in the forest with a sign reading, "Fahrdienstleiter - Güteranmeldung" (Movements Inspector - Reporting of Goods).
Note(s)
See departmental files for more detailed information in German from the Bundesarchiv. Reel 3: USHMM copied 58 of 146 meters; Reel 4: USHMM copied 63 of 165 meters.
Conditions of Use and/or Copyright updated. Correspondence from Bundesarchiv in May 2023, initially sent to Leslie Swift states: Public Domain. However, since copyright law may differ between the U.S. and Germany, Use statement U3 is being applied.
Subjects
- BRIDGES
- MILITARY OFFICERS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
- WEHRMACHTSAUFNAHMEN
- TANKS
- IRON CROSS
- WEHRMACHT (GERMAN ARMY)
- FORESTS
- DESTRUCTION
- SIGNS/POSTERS
- RIVERS
- HORSES
- CARTS/WAGONS
Places
- , Soviet Union
Genre
- Unedited.
- Film
Copies
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