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German Submarine Warfare WWI

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keywords: wwi, german u-boats, submarine warfare, sinking merchant shipping

Synopsis: During WWI Germany places a "magic belt" of U-Boats around England where their mission is to intercept all merchant shipping and try to isolate the UK from all war materiel and resources...(read more)

  • Date: 1917-1918
  • Duration: 00:20:45
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: German
  • Location: Atlantic Ocean

German Submarine Warfare WWI

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German Submarine Warfare WWI Reel-1

During WWI Germany places a "magic belt" of U-Boats around England where their mission is to intercept all merchant shipping and try to isolate the UK from all war materiel and resources with scenes of the destruction of the British armed steamer Parkgate, boarding the Spanish steamer Asuarca and more.

Shot List:

00:00:01;00

Title Card Reads "Der Magische Gurtel"

Shows German Captain Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere in a skiff as he is rowed out to and boards the U-Boat (U-35). The German submarine is docked adjacent to a German passenger liner. Orders are given to cast off and the U-Boat pulls away and head out to the North Sea.

00:02:52;03

Title Card reads The British Armed Steamer Parkgate forced to stop after skirmish

During WWI the British armed steamer "Parkgate" is seen from the deck of the German U-Boat, U-35, under command of Captain Lothar von Arnauld de la Periereon, on April 4, 1917. Members of the Parkgate crew come alongside the U-boat in lifeboats.

00:04:14;20

Title card reads the Captain of the Parkgate is captured

An explosives team from the U-boat rows to the Parkgate to set demolition charges that will help sink the ship. The U-boat crew fires deck gun to strike the Parkgate at the waterline. The Parkgate begins to take on water and list. A 7.6 cm gun can be seen on the stern of the Parkgate. The Parkgate's bow tilts upwards and the ship sinks, with a large explosion as the ship boilers explode.

00:07:37;03

Title cards reads encounter with homecoming submarine

Shows two German U-Boats on surface in WWI.

00:07:53;03

Title Card mimics The British Daily Mail newspaper, Tuesday, November 21, 1917, declaring that England must break the German U-boat blockade or be broken by it

Shows a statement by British MP Gibson Bowles to the effect that Britain's food supply is being controlled by German submarines.

00:08:08;06

Title Card reads good weather

Crew of a surfaced German submarine in WWI is seen on deck taking advantage of good weather to clean the deck gun.Officers in conning tower scan horizon with binoculars.

00:09:02;16

Title Card reads outside the restricted area the neutral Spanish Asuraca steamer is sighted

The Imperial German Navy war ensign is displayed on U-Boat conning tower along with a nautical pennant bearing a white cross on red background, indicating the numeral "4." The crew is also raising a bicolor nautical flag for the letter "H". The German U-Boat signals for the Spanish steamer to send over a boat with an officer and ship papers. View of the single-stack Spanish steamer Asuarca. The officer is seen leaving the submarine and boarding the ships dinghy, to return to the Asuarca. The Asuarca carried no contraband and was therefore allowed to proceed unhindered.

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German Submarine Warfare WWI Reel-2

During WWI Germany places a "magic belt" of U-Boats around England where their mission is to intercept all merchant shipping and try to isolate the UK from all war materiel and resources with scenes of the destruction of the Greek steamer India, the Imperial German Naval War Flag, destruction of the Italian armed steamer Stromboli and more.

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00:00:05;15

Title Card reads "the Greek Steamer India"

And then states an explosive team from the German U-Boat had climbed aboard the steamer "India" and set charges after being stopped in the Atlantic during WWI. The steamship "India" is seen listing and slowly sinks.

00:01:32;00

Title Card reads "Hunting for turtles"

A dinghy arrives alongside the German U-Boat and unloads several giant sea turtles. U-Boat crew members examine the turtles on the deck of the submarine.

00:02:17;22

Lookouts on the conning tower of the German U-Boat see smoke on the horizon. The Imperial German Naval war flag is displayed on the conning tower. The Captain calls for full speed ahead and a CU of the controls dial show that being selected.

00:02:35;04

Title Card describes the Italian armed steamer, "Stromboli"

Carrying bulk cargoes of iron, steel, and nickel for the Italian war ministry, from Baltimore, U.S.A. to Genoa, Italy. It states that the ship was sunk and her crew released. View from deck of German U-Boat, U-49, under command of Captain Hans von Mellanthin. Several crew seen in conning tower. The single stack ship "Stromboli," stopped in the background. The U-49 approaches portside of the Stromboli, where a 7.6 cm deck gun is seen astern. An explosives team, is dispatched by dinghy from the U-Boat, and boards the Stromboli. The U-Boat crew members obtain fresh water from the STromboli, before setting explosives to sink the ship. The German explosives technician is seen lighting fuses on deck of the Stromboli. The charges explode at the waterline of the ship. The U-Boat then fires its deck gun to hasten sinking of the Stromboli. View from the submarine as the Stromboli settles lower in the water and finally sinks stern-first. The location is off Capo Mele, in the Mediterranean Sea. View from the deck of the German U-Boat of sunrise off Algiers.

00:06:10;01

Title Card describes how seriously Britain views the German U-Boat campaign against Allied shipping in World War 1

Captain Wilhelm Werner of German U-Boat, U-7, is seen on deck with his officers consulting navigation charts. Their navigator sights the sun with a sextant to determine their latitude.

00:07:26;14

Title Card tells of the sinking of the British Steamer, "Patagonia" in WWI

View of the Patagonia, stopped, in the Atlantic, and then listing and sinking. This occurred on September 15, 1915, in the Atlantic ocean, off the coast of France.

00:08:09;04

Shows a crew member of the German U-Boat, U-7, next to the conning tower, putting on his boots as a wave washes over his feet.

00:08:25;02

Title card shows statement by Lloyd George

British Secretary of War, on the seriousness of the German U-Boat operations disrupting food supplies to Britain.

00:08:41;10

View from the German U-Boat, U-35, of the British ship, "Brisbane River," stopped in the Atlantic off the coast of North Africa, in World War 1. U-35 Captain, Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere, with the British ship's officers, aboard the submarine, examines their papers and Registry of Ships. Closeup of a Ship Registry showing the Brisbane River, listed as number 1219. The Captain crosses it off the Registry and pencils in the date: April 17, 1917. (As noted in opening slate, the actual sinking of the Brisbane River was not caught on camera, as filming was suspended due to the approach of British destroyers.)

00:09:42;18

Crew of German U-Boat, U-35, is seen on deck, taking showers, and enjoying themselves, swimming in the ocean.

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