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WWII - 1940s, Germany: Pioniere Voran Military Bridge Building R1 of 2

Reel Number: 221604-07

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1940s

Country: Germany

Location:

TC Begins: 17:18:28

TC Ends: 17:27:47

Duration: 00:09:19

WWII - 1940s, Germany: Pioniere Voran Military Bridge Building R1 of 2 Ein DFG Film written & directed by Edmund Smith Animated map showing battle plans moving up & along river, zoom in onto toys cut to: 17:20:23 Live action of soldiers w/ machine guns & artillery firing across river. Explosions. Young troops camouflaged in foliage looking w/ binoculars. Dive bomber fires into river, signal given & boats uncovered & carried to water & troops head across w/ outboard motor. POV from boat, Landing & ashore. Boats return & second load brought ashore and pushing rubber rafts w/ artillery. Unloaded into woods, set up & fired. 17:23:14 Firing machine gun. Overhead of Nazi soldiers off boat & onto shore. Pull back w/ clay map explaining movement after crossing river 17:24:05 Actual large camouflaged boat seen from above, moved into water from on top of truck by troops & used as basis for floating pontoon bridge. Steel & wood carried into place. 17:26:20 Men put on rubber suits & into water to rig approaches to bridge on metal footings. Boards placed, seen from below. WW2 German Training Film; Bridge Building; Note: Poor quality music track makes sound unusable. NOTE: In our experience German Nazi era 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.

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