WWII - 1943 , German Newsreel: Germany Constructing Atlantic Coastal Defenses

WWII - 1942, German Newsreel: Germany Constructing Atlantic Coastal Defenses Organisation Todt / civil engineering unit - Albert Speer & party visiting construction site at Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications. 19:59:01 Flashback - beginning of construction in 1941? Laborers; English coastline in background; heavy machinery removing earth from beach; construction sites being camouflaged; carpenters at work - coastal lumbermill. CUs gravel & sand shoveled. Workers carrying bags of concrete. 20:00:51 CUs workers; one drinks from bottle. Concrete mixed & processed. Iron frame under construction. Concrete filled into iron framework. Crane for installation of weapon parts. More construction scenes... 20:02:23 Heavy pipe transported to location on 5 four-track vehicles. Installation of pipe. 20:04:13 Completed fortification - huge concrete structures. 20:04:22 Construction of tunnel-bunker. Exterior being painted / camouflaged. Ammunition loaded. 20:04:50 Huge Krupp 80cm railway gun “Schwerer Gustav” into tunnel-bunker on railroad carriage & being assembled. 20:06:07 Worker cleaning cannon barrel. Huge structures covered in scaffolding. Railroad gun / cannon towards camera. 20:07:06 Shots completed coastal fortifications including Cap Gris Nez showing weapons & camouflage; montage gun barrels raised towards sky. End. WW2; Nazi Occupation - France; Architecture - Atlantikwall / Atlantic Wall; Forced Labor; Slave Labor; 1940s Military Construction; NOTE: Part or entire card sold at per reel rate. 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.