ON THE GERMAN FRONT Part 1

Description

Summary: MCU, German troops marching through snow-covered field. RV, German artillery firing. Snow on ground. VS, artillery and tanks in stationary positions on Russian front. MCU, men of tank corps being decorated with the Knight Order of the Iron Cross. MS, artillery and rocket guns in action on Russian front. CU, German submarine surfaced in the Indian Ocean. Officers looking through binoculars scanning horizon. MS, divers being lowered into water from submarine. CU, men trying to repair damage. CU, men working. MS, submarine and supply ship hove-to as ship's launch takes supplies to U-boat. MS, provisions being placed aboard. MS, wounded sailor being transferred in rubber raft to supply ship. Int, sequence: torpedoes being placed in tube, men taking showers and eating, officer sighting allied, transport, crew, making preparations and firing torpedoes. LS, transport receiving direct hit and sinking slowly. MS, survivors in lifeboat after leaving sinking ship. (Note: Dry scratches throughout reel).

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities