ORKNEY-INSELN (D) [Main Title]

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  • Title: ORKNEY-INSELN (D) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: GWY 949
  • Other titles: ORKNEY ISLANDS (D) [Translation]
  • Summary: Aerogeographical film for Luftwaffe crews shows the salient features visible from the air of the Orkney Islands.
  • Description: Islands in the Orkney Group are identified while diagrams and stills pinpoint recognisable features. Reel 2: views of Kirkwall and a detailed description of Scapa Flow and adjacent military targets, including anti-aircraft positions marked by a cross, conclude this aerial survey of the Royal Navy's anchorage. Penultimate title recalls the scuttling of the German fleet.
  • Alternative Title: ORKNEY ISLANDS (D) [Translation]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: GWY 949
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM-GERMAN
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Production Details: Generalstab der Luftwaffe, 5 Abt, Gruppe Kartenwesen (Production sponsor) Hauptfilmstelle des Reichsluftfahrtministeriums (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: intelligence, military, German - reconnaissance (object name) GB, Scotland & Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (geography) GB, Scotland & Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands (geography) Instruction (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: German Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 2151 ft; Running time: 24 mins
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