Victory In The West - Sieg Im Westen Reel-3

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R3:00:01:36:18

Der Feldzug, The Campaign of May 10, 1940 when Germany launched an invasion of France and the Low Countries of Western Europe. Montage, German troops in parade formations listen attentively while the sound part of reel repeats Hitler's Order of the Day to the Army in the West Wall. Animated map, 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.

R3:00:02:55:11

Shows French motorcyclists, French tanks, trucks and field artillery on the march; Belgium, English troops, motorcycles, French troop on a troop train. Shows British tanks and British Bren carriers on the move. French infantry soldiers on march through villages. Scene, special equipped Maginot line troops march to their positions. Brief scene of Black French infantry troops. Historic Note: In 1940, the French army included more than 100,000 black French soldiers from France’s African colonies, mainly Senegal, Mauritania,and Niger. More than 75,000 of them served in France in WWII before and during the German invasion of France on May 10, 1940.

R3:00:04:06:18

CU, General John Gort, Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, and his aide. British light tanks and infantry advance. MCU, heavy French long range self-propelled artillery battery. French demolish bridges and roads in order to impede the German attack. Sand table with animation, fortifications system of Allies in Holland, Belgium and France.

R3:00:05:01:21

Adolf Hitler, Field Marshall von Brauchitsch, and Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel in headquarters looking at map. Animation map shows a group of German armies in concentration area behind West Wall poised to attack Belgium and the Neverlands. CU, German types of radio, telephone and other communication for High Command. German Armored Troops, German motorcyclists, half-tracks, personnel carriers, all prime moving medium and heavy guns starting. German Chief of Staff Wilhelm Keitel enters his car.

R3:00:07:23:17

German infantry 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 a Belgium village. German patrol fight their way through street of a Belgium village. German tend to wounded. German soldiers advance under fire though Belgium village streets.