USMC 108211: NATO Cruise 1975

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108211: NATO Cruise 1975 Citation information USMC 108211: NATO Cruise 1975. (122-1083-75; R-1-3; 10-1906.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3571 Marine Corps Library Number 8385-16 Additional identifiers 122-1083-75; R-1-3; 10-1906 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108211 Decade 1970 Date 1975-09 Description NATO Cruise 1975, Operation Straffe Zugel. Marines cook ""C"" rations and sleep. A German farmer goes about his work. Marines move through wooded area and on hardtop roads alongside West German military forces. Marines set up 60mm mortar and M60 machine gun, put up camouflaged netting and apply grease paint to their faces. Marines take prone firing position, advance by crawling and on foot, aim a 3.5 rocket launcher and a M191 flame weapon. Marine stands atop a parked M48 tank. German light observation helicopter in flight. Marines engage with German children. Marines board and disembark CH53 and CH46 helicopters. German tank crew and German soldiers go about work. CH46 helicopters idle. Damage of CH46 helicopter is documented. Location(s) Germany Camera crew Lawrence, A.E. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed September to December 1975 Division 2nd Division Regiment 6th Marines Battalion 2nd Battalion Squadron HMM-263 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 440 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 01/04/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:18 Digital file type video/H264