GERMAN FORTIFICATIONS Part 1

Description

Summary: Hidden fortifications in unknown locale, with lookout turrets protruding above the ground. Concrete and barbed- wire obstacles. Gen Erwin Rommel inspecting troops and equipment. A bell gives out an alarm and men rush out. A floodgate opens and water fills approaches to fortifications. Men running underground and manning huge guns, preparing for a possibe attack. Barbed wire and other obstructions are stretched across entrances with clock-like precision. Large guns start firing. US troops on maneuvers rush off landing craft and up beach. German soldiers rush across field. German soldiers close road with obstacles and barbed wire. Huge railroad and other Germans guns fire.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities