GERMAN NEWSREEL Part 1

Description

Summary: (Note: Scratches throughout reel) Sequence: German artillery, including machine guns and mortars firing. M & CU of small railroad car mounted with machine gun firing. Sequence: German Tiger tanks advancing followed by infantry. (Snowy country). Various scenes, infantry advancing on Russian position. Sequence of wrecked Russian equipment and dead soldier in snow. Sequence: air raid alarm being turned in; pilots rushing out of their huts and jumping into their. ME-190s and ME-109s taking off. LS, American B-17s on bombing raid. ME-109 rushing in to attack. Sequence, sky battle between ME- 109s and American B-17s. GSAP shot of B-17 hit and going down. Various scenes captured crew of B-17, Sequence, ME-109s returning to airport and pilots bein greeted by ground crew. German crewmen inspecting wrecked B-17 with cartoon, "Miss 0uachita". Wrecked P-38 with name, Capt C E Johnson, on fuselage. Cartoon on plane is four card jacks. Wrecked Mitchell B-25 and interiors. Sequence: ME-109s attacking and shooting down English observation balloon. Sequence: Officers looking at charts and switching buttons on radio equipment for air raid. Trolley cars stopping, people getting out and rushing for shelters. Fire equipment under way. Air raid wardens leave their desks and rush out. LS, 3 heavy AA guns firing. Sequence, sky battle, German ME-109s and 110s attacking American B-17s. Shot, B-17 disintegrating in air and one going down in smoke.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities