SKY BLITZ

Year Published: 1943

Creator: National Archives and Records Administration

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964)ARC Identifier 35819 / Local Identifier 111-M-912 1944SKY BLITZCaptured German film of the attack on Holland, May 1940. Reel 1, paratroopers assemble for last-minute instructions and board planes. The planes head for Moerdijk, Holland, and drop the troops. Reel 2, paratroops land and attack Moerdijk. A field fortification is stormed and a Dutch bunker defending the Moerdijk Bridge is attacked and captured. Mines are removed from the bridge. Reel 3, Moerdijk is attacked and captured. The bridge is shelled by Dutch artillery. German planes are directed to targets by signal panels.DVD Copied by Tim Vollmer.

Complete Record: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 35819 / Local Identifier 111-M-912 1944 SKY BLITZ Captured German film of the attack on Holland, May 1940. Reel 1, paratroopers assemble for last-minute instructions and board planes. The planes head for Moerdijk, Holland, and drop the troops. Reel 2, paratroops land and attack Moerdijk. A field fortification is stormed and a Dutch bunker defending the Moerdijk Bridge is attacked and captured. Mines are removed from the bridge. Reel 3, Moerdijk is attacked and captured. The bridge is shelled by Dutch artillery. German planes are directed to targets by signal panels. DVD Copied by Tim Vollmer.