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German invasion of Crete

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.0175 | Film ID: 4318

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    German invasion of Crete

    Overview

    Description
    This is an excerpt from the six reel film about the German invasion of Crete from 21-27 May 1941, the first mainly airborne invasion in history. This clip is from reel 2 of 6.

    German soldiers in battle. Sound of bombing and shooting, Stukas drop bombs, sinking ship. British POWs raising their hands, marching past a harbor. Pile of seized weapons. Cheerful music over POWs sitting in a group. The narrator alludes to the British and their traitorous helpers. POWs in a gated compound. A pair of hands pages through a folder marked “Secret.” POWs receive rations out of the back of a truck while the narrator says that while the Jews are talking nonsense in London, these soldiers are receiving aid. A man identified as the mayor of Crete makes an announcement about the German victory from a balcony while a crowd of people listen below. The narrator says that the Greeks follow orders for calm and order because "what else can they do?" Greece is in German hands and the Nazi flag flies over the Acropolis. German soldiers on watch and ships sinking below the waterline.
    Film Alternate Title
    Crete: a hero’s song of our time (Reel 2 excerpt)
    Duration
    00:03:19
    Date
    Production:  1941 June
    Event:  1941 May 21-1941 May 27
    Locale
    Crete, Greece
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Imperial War Museums
    Contributor
    Camera Operator: Walter Winnig
    Producer: Hauptfilmstelle des Reichsluftfahrtministeriums
    Camera Operator: Eberhard von der Heyden
    Camera Operator: Georg Pfandke
    Camera Operator: Ludwig Bayer
    Camera Operator: Hans Jacoby
    Camera Operator: Fritz Hick
    Camera Operator: Franz Thomale

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Genre/Form
    Documentary.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Film Format
    • Master
      • Master 4318 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - HD
      Master 4318 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - HD
      Master 4318 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - HD
      Master 4318 Digital: ProRes HD HQ 422 - HD

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Imperial War Museums
    Conditions on Use
    For licensing enquiries and requests, contact Imperial War Museums (IWM) at filmcommercial@iwm.org.uk. IWM also offers limited services for non-commercial parties, such as for museums, armed forces, veterans and their immediate family, family history researchers, and students. For such purposes, contact film@iwm.org.uk.

    Copyright Holder
    Imperial War Museums

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    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    In process
    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased digital copies of films from the Imperial War Museums in London in July 2017.
    Copied From
    35mm
    Film Source
    Imperial War Museums
    File Number
    Source Archive Number: GWY 702 02
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:59:28
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