German invasion, occupation of France

Identifier
irn1000892
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.1132
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940, 1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Herbert Windt (Music)
  • Svend Nolan (Writer)
  • Svend Nolan (Director)
  • Fritz Hippler (Producer)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

Reel 8: German engineers repair a bridge which a locomotive crosses. German civilians manufacture war material. German officers confer, trucks transport supplies, men shoe horses. German soldiers sort mail. German troops enter a cathedral. Germany's advance- German forces move through Hangest (France). French and German planes dogfight, a French plane crashes, and Stukas bomb Allied positions. Women wash clothes, boys play, men work, and all listen to an occupation broadcast in French. Maps the German attack on Weygand Line forts. Planes bomb the Line and artillery bombards it.

Note(s)

  • Produced in Germany Acquired by US Army Signal Corps

Subjects

  • PLAYING
  • BROADCASTING
  • CHILDREN
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • INVASIONS
  • LUFTWAFFE (GERMAN AIR FORCE)
  • FRANCE
  • CIVILIANS
  • MAPS
  • CHURCHES
  • WOMEN
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (FRENCH)
  • BRIDGES
  • AIRPLANES
  • ATTACKS
  • BORDERS/CROSSINGS

Places

  • , Belgium
  • , France

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.