1940 - Germany Invasion of Belgium Pt. 1 of 2

Titles. Pt. 1 of 2 22:00:27 German soldiers w/ weapons walking across farm fields in summer; set up machine gun in ditch. 22:01:03 Cross river on pond on floating wooden pedestrian bridge. Troops along street outside of brick warehouse, down narrow street w/ French sign. Firing pistols, rifles from doorways. Bombed out Cafe Du Coin. Street fighting. Soldiers retrieve wounded man in tarp. Soldiers run along sidewalk. 22:03:13 LS across rooftops towards large flying-buttress cathedral w/ six towers. 22:03:17 Rubble in street, motorcycle sidecar w/ soldiers thru plaza. Smoking buildings. Pan over destroyed houses & damaged roofs. 22:03:39 Smoking house roof; burning wood inside. Heavily damaged equipment lining city street, POV past. Destroyed buildings around cathedral. 22:04:11 Convertible & sedan across narrow canal bridge. Military generals, German & ??, standing talking. Man seated writing (surrendering?) at outdoor table, other officers standing. 22:04:36 Convertible w/ large white flag following army truck past soldiers along road. POV past soldiers & wagons, some cooking stoves. 22:04:56 POV along road beneath trees, tracks alongside; horses & wagons lining road facing camera car. 22:05:01 Soldiers in rowboat poling across to field. 22:05:07 Officers on stone steps of large country home; German officers talking w/ ?? officer 22:05:13 Soldiers out of back of large truck, others standing around. Broken rifles thrown on ground; pile beside tracked vehicle. 22:05:27 Tilt down ornate city hall tower to plaza w/ cars, wagons, artillery. Road sign: Gent; Watervelt (?) Soldiers lined up along building. Pan line of soldiers w/ caps w/ tassels - prisoners? Wounded leg wrapped. Man on stretcher to ambulance. German soldier passing out candy bars. Pan seated soldiers in MCU. 22:06:35 Hundreds of prisoners marched out of town, POWs along side of road wave to them, they wave back. Truckload of POWs driven past. 22:07:10 Refugee families along road w/ horse drawn wagons, bicycles. Continued... 22:07:19 High angle people waiting outside of town, some crossing pontoon bridge next to destroyed bridge; women w/ goods. German soldiers help some women across in rowboat; carry child in stroller from boat; help women & others push overloaded trailer up river or canal bank. 22:07:46 Refugees w/ overloaded horse-drawn wagons past along farm road. People pushing prams, bicycles. Large road filled w/ refugees. Passing artillery & tractors at check point on edge of town. German soldiers push wheelbarrows of belongings for refugees. 22:08:47 MU Two well-dressed women, others laughing. Continued... WW2; WWII; Ostend, Belgium; Low Countries; Invasion; May40; 1940; NOTE: Sell any continuous ten minutes of both parts at per reel rate.