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Wehrmacht soldiers perform drills

Film | Accession Number: 2016.518 | RG Number: RG-60.0193 | Film ID: 4272

AGFA 8 1939 Title: “Meine Soldatezeit” Intertitle: “Grußubung” German soldiers perform drills. Intertitle: “Fußdienst.” The men do more exercises. Intertitle: “Gewehrubungen.” They perform drills with their guns. Intertitle: “Nachrichten-dienst.” They stand with a sign with the letter F on it. They use a field telephone. The men in a field. They look at a sheet of paper. The men set up wire lines and use the field telephone. Intertitle: “Bedingungs-schießen mit Karabiner.” A soldier hops. Shooting practice with the Karabiner 98k. Soldiers lay on a wooden table and fire the gun. Intertitle: “Fußdienst.” Foot service. They practice firing their guns and reloading. Intertitle: “Geschutz-exerzieren.” Gun exercises. They practice with heavy artillery. A soldier raises and lowers a cannon shell like a weight over his head. Officers inspect the Karabiners. Intertitle: “ Ausfahrt zun Scharfscheißen.” Various military cars and trucks. They fire the cannons across a field, smoke plumes indicate their impact in the distance. “Ende”


Film Title
Meine Soldatenzeit
Duration
00:12:51
Date
Event:  1939
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Amateur.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Agentur Karl Hoeffkes
 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:17:38
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