Schlachtschiff in Fahrt (Battlecruiser in travel) Pt. 1 of 2

Schlachtschiff in Fahrt (Battlecruiser in travel ?) Pt. 1 of 2 Rolling introduction titles. Ext. Battleship / Battlecruiser Gneisenau on icy water w/ camera moving around it. Tug alongside, smoke from stack of battleship flying Nazi Germany flag. 07:23:34 CU ship w/ Nazi eagle emblem on rear? w/ snow & ice. Men work on shipboard, spring cleaning, painting & polishing. Shots of crew cleaning ship’s guns. Men loading crates of sausages, carry big sacks of food, sides of meat to storage. High angle looking forward on deck; men on bridge in control room. Propeller shaft turns, CU icy water churning. Ship slowly moves thru floating ice; high angle big guns pointed in air, ship thru icy water. 07:26:03 Sailors lined up on deck, practice various moves w/ signal flags. Men in the engine room training. Young sailors listen to teacher. Ship’s shoe repair workshop, CU men repairing boots, men work on sewing machines. Machine shop, lathe. Blacksmith at forge & drop hammer. 07:28:13 Man at ship’s controls, CU propeller shaft turning, shot of the water w/ floating ice, ship from above, man look in telescope. 07:28:57 CU gun, man w/ binoculars, shout out alarm, men jump out of their bunks, run to battle stations; take their places behind guns, shot of planes in the air, load guns, shoot, various shots of planes. Aircraft fly very low just above water, ship’s captain w/ binoculars, CU men load guns, shoot. 07:30:19 Ship’s deck w/ guns lowered. Men in mess canteen eating. CU one imitates sound of chicken or rooster, others laugh, CU man making cock sound while pealing egg, men shopping in ship store. 07:31:16 Barbershop, CU sailors get haircuts, doctors inspect injured crew members in hospital unit, man lays on table, has x-ray taken, man w/ dentist drilling for filling. Continued... WWII German Navy Ships; Training; Propaganda; WW2 German Naval Activity; NOTE: Gneisenau was commissioned 21May38 & decommissioned 01Jul42 & sunk as a blockship 23Mar45. NOTE: Card sold at per reel rate, or any continuous ten minutes of two cards (07:21:52 - 07:43:07) sold at per reel rate.