SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 3 of 12)

Creator: National Archives and Records Administration

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44317, LI 242-MID-6063 - SIEG IM WESTERN (Reel 3 of 12) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947. German. Reel 3: Montage, German troops in parade formations listen attentivelywhile the sound part of reel repeats Hitler's Order of the Day to the Army in the West Wall. Animation, situation of the Maginot Line in regard to German ideas of impending attack. It purports to show the necessity of warding off any possible attack against the Ruhr area. SEQ, French motorcyclists, French tanks, trucks and field artillery on the march; Belgium, English troops, motorcycles, French troop trains, British tanks (WW I type), British Bren carriers, French soldiers, infantry men march through villages. Scene, specially equipped Maginot line, troops march to their positions. French infantry (colored contingents). CU, General Gort and his aide. SEQ, British light tanks and infantry advance. MCU, heavy French long range self-propelled artillery battery. French demolish bridges and roads in order to impede German attack. Sand table with animation, fortifications system of Allies in Holland, Belgium and France. Hitler, Brauchitsch, Keitel in headquarters in front of big General Staff map table discussion. Animation, group of German armies in concentration area behind West Wall. CU, German types of radio, , telephone and other communication for High Command. SEQ, German Armored Troops contingents, German motorcyclists, half-tracks, personnel carriers, all prime moving medium and heavy guns starting. German Chief of Staff Keitel enters his plane. CU, Goering. SEQ, German Air Force in action especially heavy bombers. Int, Junkers troop transports and parachutists; parachutists jump. AV, Rotterdam. German infantry street fighting; remove Spanish Riders; smash border defenses; German heavy tanks remove road obstacles. German infantry in deployed advance, no fire, patrol takes cover. German heavy machine gun fire. German infantry advance across road under fire. Empty street of Belgium village. German patrol advances through empty street. German tend wounded.