Hitler Youth
Creator(s)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
Scope and Content
Brief shot of Karl Doenitz follwed by a one man torpedo in the water. A man wearing a Ritterkreuz gets out of a small submarine. Scenes from the Pacific: Japanese pilots in the cockpit (staged); bombing ships; conference with Allied soldiers somewhere in the Pacific. Narration is Japanese. 03:05:47 CUs of German soldiers in battle. Good CUs of faces. Overhead shot of a large group of Hitler Youth boys who have volunteered for the war effort [Kriegsfreiwilliger]. The leader of the ceremony announces that 70% of the boys from the class of 1928 have enlisted. Deutsche Wochenschau eagle on screen.
Subjects
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY
- HITLER YOUTH
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
- SUBMARINES
- SHIPS
- AIRPLANES
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (ALLIES)
- FLAGS
- CEREMONIES
- BATTLES
- DOENITZ, KARL
Places
- , Germany
- , Pacific Ocean
Genre
- Film
- Newsreels.