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Invasion of France by Germans

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.149.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2411 | Film ID: 944

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    Invasion of France by Germans

    Overview

    Description
    CU, vehicle passing though wrecked town around bomb craters; destroyed buildings in BG. CU, German soldier driving pigs into barnyard. German troops marching through French village, in open country. Farmers cutting hay with scythes. German soldier feeding hay to horses. Soldier leaning against horse, sleeping. CU, German troops sleeping alongside road, in trucks and motorcycles. CU, plates being filled with food from large copper kettle. CU, tanks passing through large concentration of artillery guns. Shot of trees and forest showing truck hauling section of pontoon bridge onto trailer. Country road with German troops marching through France. CU, farmhouse being used as a bunker. Pan, German troops dug in. CU, observation balloon. CU, artillery firing. LS, explosion over trees in distance. Pan to village burning. Another explosion in street of village. MCU, artillery barrage. Machine gun nest in woods. German troops evacuating wounded through woods. Troops running across road. MCU, fort on Maginot Line showing moat and barbed wire entanglements around it. CU, German soldiers in concrete bunker on Maginot Line. CU, dead French soldiers alongside trench. German infantry entering French village, wreckage of buildings. MCU, German soldiers hiding from snipers. MCU, German infantry running from house to house during street fight. CU, roof of house burning. CU, trucks camouflaged by tree branches. CU, German heavy artillery and tanks entering French village. CU, Gun crews prepare heavy artillery piece for firing. Firing. LS, over countryside showing artillery barrage. CU, German tank, CU, German Stuka bomber, explosion on ground. Countryside.
    Duration
    00:09:42
    Date
    Event:  1940
    Locale
    France
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

    Physical Details

    Language
    German Music
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    06:05:49:00 to 06:15:31:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 944 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 944 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 944 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 944 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 944 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 944 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 944 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 944 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in October 1995. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Learning Center.
    Note
    Captured German film.
    Copied From
    35mm (865 ft); b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2128
    Source Archive Number: 428 NPC 16790
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:44:58
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