German occupation of Paris; crossing Marne river
- Film Title
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Sieg im Westen [Victory in the West]
- Duration
- 00:11:04
- Event Date
- 1940 June
- Locale
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Paris,
France
- Language
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German
- Genre/Form
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Propaganda.
- Credit
- Accessed at US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
Reel 10: German soldiers advance, cross a river, throw grenades, fire artillery, talk over a field telephone, ride armored vehicles, care for wounded mates, advance thru a city on the Marne, decorate graves, enter Paris, raise a flag on the Eiffel Tower and pass the Arc de Triomphe and other landmarks. Armored vehicles advance towards Paris. Abandoned Allied war material blocks the advance. German forces cross the Marne on a pontoon bridge. Cavalry units ride into Paris. German officers in Paris salute parading troops and award Iron Crosses.
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