WWII - 1943, German Newsreel Extracts - Reel 2

WWII - 1943, German Newsreel Extracts Goebbels decorating civil defense workers cont’d. Good shot of German troops beneath Brandenburg Gate - march along Unter den Linden. 08:11:09 Western Russia map showing Moscow & Kiev etc. German infantry move up near Neval, Russia: troops in trenches - tanks through village - troops wade through deep mud - snowing - heavy guns firing - good CUs German soldiers in foxholes w/ lighting cigarettes; Luftwaffe Stuka planes fly over - AVs bombing raid & explosions on ground. German troops in white cold weather gear - camouflaged against the snow - heavy guns firing - Panzer Division? tanks & artillery advance across open snowy countryside - soldiers w/ field radio backpacks & antennae. Russian prisoners taken. Tanks firing. Village burning. Good shot of rocket launcher in action. 08:15:50 Map of Greece. After the German capture of Leros and Samos. Wreckage & corpses on Greek island of Samos - German soldiers after recapturing - CU German newsletter ‘Deutsche Nachrichten in Griechenland’ w/ headline ‘Englischer Seestuetzpunkt Leros genommen’. Generalleutnant Mueller, head of the operation, w/ troops - drink famous “Samos” wine in celebration. Large numbers of British & Indian PoWs marched thru island of Leros onto to ships. MCU Sikh soldier w/ turban past camera. 08:17:27 German warships along Atlantic coast, being attacked by English planes; anti-aircraft fire. LS ship thru heavy seas - spray breaking over sides of vessel. Barrage balloon prepared & in flight above convoy. German seaplanes in flight - POV from plane as it flies at speed past convoy at low altitude - signals sent - heavy guns loaded, aimed & fired; German ship receives hit - INT engine room, water pours in, crew repair damage staged?; wreckage of downed plane hoisted on board ship; convoy under way “without losses”. Good. WW2; Greece - Nazi Occupation; Military Aviation; LTA; Eastern Front; Winter; NOTE: In our experience German Nazi material is considered in the public domain throughout the world. If users feel any further clearances are necessary they are to be their own responsibility.