German invasion of Norway
Creator(s)
- Imperial War Museums
- UFA (Producer)
Scope and Content
German planes fly over the mountains of Norway. Planes land at Fornebu airbase outside Oslo and German soldiers unload weapons. A German soldier stands next to a sign, "Fliegerhorst- Kdtr. Oslo Fornebu". The narration explains that a British plane has been shot down while smoke rises from a tree-covered area beyond the runway. Bf 109s pass low overhead in squadron formation. German soldiers performing various activities, including a German soldier talking on a field telephone and aiming guns toward the sky. Good shots of German sailors on the deck of a ship. Swastika painted on the foredeck of a ship. The German ship rescues the survivors of the English ship HMS Glowworm. The men are covered in oil. A man is pulled aboard and hosed off. A German ship shoots down a British bomber. Soldiers disembark in Oslo and tanks and horses are offloaded from the ship. Germans march down the street and interact with civilians. A German band plays while civilians watch. Women smile at a German soldier holding a dog.
Subjects
- SHIPS
- BANDS
- WOMEN
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
- AIRPLANES
- OIL
- HORSES
- INVASIONS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (BRITISH)
- TANKS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY
- DOGS
Places
- Oslo, Norway
Genre
- Film
- Newsreels.