Actualite Allemande F21#27 Part 2

Description

SUMMARY: Luftwaffe officer Lent briefs his officers. Luftwaffe in action. Normandy - Anti-aircraft brings down Allied planes. The crew of one plane is taken prisoner. In a ruined town, French civilians, wounded by air-raids, are aided by German troops. Mail is delivered to the slit trenches. The commander of the SS Division Hitlerjugend presents decorations. Near St. Lo mechanized troops and infantry move up, aided by paratroopers. The SS Division Gotz von Berlichingen goes into action with assault guns. Panther tanks, Mark III. Destroyed and burning Shermans are seen aa well as some American tanks which were captured unharmed. The road to St. Lo is littered with Allied material. Some British prisoners march by and then a large group of Americans are seen, some wearing the shoulder patch of the 29th Division. Railway guns fire at night and German night bombers prepare for action against Allied shipping. German PT boats launch a successful attack against Allied transports at night.

Collection

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Series

Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division