BOMBS OVER EUROPE

Series: News parade series

Duration: 16-si

Year Published: 1940

Creator: Castle Films

Format: 16mm

Sound: Silent

Description: The seizing of Copenhagen. Dazed and dumbfounded the people stand by as the Nazis overwhelm their land. Nazis bound for Scandinavia to surprise neutral Norway are shown at sea as bombs explode all around them. Overhead are planes, and below we see the air bases seized by the Nazis. Nazi ships are seen being unloaded and troops marching into town. British ships are shown giving chase, and there are scenes on board these English boats showing the guns in action. The battle of Narvik follows. Peaceful towns, mountain villages, and cities are stricken severely from the air. Transports and parachuters fall. Hitler orders the invasion of France. The Dutch are seen anxiously reading bulletins and waiting for the German advance on Amsterdam. France is bombed by Germany. The battle of France. A map shows the location of the Northern part of France, and Germany besieging Gdynia

Complete Record: Series: News parade series Dewey number: 940.53 Audience level: sh-c-adult Producer note: Available in lengths: 100ft-si-$2.75; 360ft-si-$8.75; 350ft-sd-$17.50 Format/cost: 16-si Distributors / rental: D. T. Davis Company $1; IdE $1; Photoart House $1; National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946