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Invasion Of Poland By German Army 1939 Reel-1

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keywords: wwii, european theater, invasion of poland, aerial reconnaissance

Synopsis: Captured German film documents the invasion of Poland in 1939 with scenes of German armored columns ready to cross the border, Polish resistance fighters in defensive positions at a Danzig post office, German machine gunners advancing using motorcycles, German combat engineers repairing a bridge, German Luftwaffe reconnaissance plane flies over battle front and more...(read more)

  • Date: 1939
  • Duration: 00:10:38
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Germany, Poland

Invasion Of Poland By German Army 1939 Reel-1

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Invasion Of Poland By German Army 1939 Reel-1

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r1:00:00:17;12

Poland September 1939 as German armored columns and motorized infantry assembled for invasion of Poland that set the stage for WWII. The world was introduced to a new kind of warfare, Blitzkrieg or Lightning War, which involved massive use of tanks, motorized infantry, and planes.

r1:00:01;04

The free city of Danzig is attacked. Shows the last stand of Polish resistance in the Danzig Post Office building. The Post Office building is shelled, sprayed with gasoline, and burned.

r1:00:02:33;15

German machine gunners advance on motorcycles. A Polish town is attacked by field artillery, machine gun fire, and tanks. The Polish town is burned and completely destroyed as the The German Army continues their rapid advance into Poland.

r1:00:05:19;02

German Pioniers combat engineers quickly repairing a bridge over the Vistula River and the German advance continues. A German tank and half-track fording a shallow river. German troops rest in transit. German soldiers cleaning weapons and making repairs to equipment. The Poles sunk ships to block the entrance into the harbor at Gdynia, Poland. German artillery and a German warship bombards Gdynia.

r1:00:09:15;18

CU of a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance plane as it warms up and takes off. After plane returns the aerial photographs are used by the Germans to plan ground and air attacks.