German invasion of Poland; start of WWII
Reel 5: German troops attack fortifications, running, explosions. Shelling Gydnia harbor. "Soldiers in civilian clothing" rounded up. Triumphal entry of troops into city. Banner over road "Gelenhafe", POV from car - tanks and motor cycles across bridge. Crowds of troops surround Hitler. Hitler at field camp. Interiors of headquarters, Goering looking over plans, Hitler seated in headquarters. Radio operators. Hitler looking at battle plans. Graphic showing troop movements towards Vistula. Polish troops along road, German soldiers disarming them. CUs of captured Polish equipment.
- Film Title
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Feldzug in Polen [Campaign in Poland]
- Duration
- 00:08:13
- Date
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Event:
1939 September
Production: 1940
- Locale
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Poland
- Language
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German
- Genre/Form
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Propaganda.
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Imperial War Museums
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