EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE OCCUPATION OF POLAND BY THE GERMANS Part 1

Description

1. MS GV: German soldiers deploying across field and throughunderbrush in city of Danzig, Poland. 2. MS: Germans exploding and destroyingoil tanks in Danzig. 3. LS PAN: harbor, showing damage done by German ships.4.MCU DA: German soldiers firing field pieces at buildings in Danzig. 5. MCU:machine gunner firing machine gun. 6. LS: burning buildings. 7. MCU: Germanships firing shells into city. 8. LS: buildings and oil tanks burning. 9. MSGV: German troops marching through streets of city. 10. MS DA: German troopsdividing down streets in tanks and other vehicles. 11. MS DA GV: Polishcivilians being herded by German soldiers. 12. MS: ADOLF HITLER and Germanofficers coming down road in automobile; German troops and civilians greetthem. 13. MCU DA: ADOLF HITLER being asked for autographes by soldiers. 14.MCU GV: ADOLF HITLER eating in field kitchen. 15. MCU: ADOLF HITLER and aideseating in field kitchen. 16. MCU: German telephone operator at switchboard.17. MCU: HERMAN GOERING at table, with charts, in railroad car wheresurrender papers are signed. 18. MCU DA: ADOLF HITLER sitting in chairduring surrender of Poland. 19. MCU DA: ADOLF HITLER and HERMAN GOERINGsitting side by side in railroad car. 20. MCU DA: ADOLF HITLER looking atcharts, on table, during surrender ceremony. 21. MCU: animated chart showinghow German troops over ran Poland. 22. MCU GV: horse-drawn vehicles andsoldiers on horseback. 23. MCU PAN: Polish soldiers retreating from Germany.24. MCU DA: Polish POW's turning over guns and equipment to Germans; riflesthat Polish Army surrendered. 25. MCU DA: helmets and other equipmentcaptured by the Germans after the surrender of Poland. 26. MCU GV: gunscaptured by Germans.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities