German campaign in Poland; trooops; Danzig
Creator(s)
- Heinz Jaworsky (Camera Operator)
- Herbert Windt (Music)
- Wilhelm Siems (Camera Operator)
- Richard Unger (Camera Operator)
- Erich Stoll (Camera Operator)
- Sepp Algeier (Camera Operator)
- Hanns Scholz (Camera Operator)
- Fritz Hippler (Director)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Walter Frentz (Camera Operator)
- Arthur Linke (Camera Operator)
Scope and Content
Summary: The German viewpoint of events prior to and during the Polish campaign. Reel 4: German cavalry and motorized infantry advance. Civilians greet German columns. Armor advances through flaming ruins. An informer points out a Pole accused of war crimes. The Schleswig-Holstein shells Danzig.
Note(s)
See publication in USHMM Library: "Feldzug in Polen" 1939. Monograph on content, background, production, published by Institut fuer den wissenschaftlichen Film, Goettingen. Produced in Germany Acquired by US Army Signal Corps
Subjects
- MILITARY ADVANCES
- POLAND
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
- CIVILIANS
- FIRES
- GERMANY
- RUINS
Places
- Danzig, Germany
- , Poland
Genre
- Film
- Propaganda.