Title:DEGETO WELTSPIEGEL NR 13 - GNEISENAU UND SCHARNHORST GEGEN DEN FEIND [Main Title]
Film Number:GWY 1227
Other titles:GNEISENAU UND SCHARNHORST GEGEN DEN FEIND [Alternative Title]
Summary: Film adapted from newsreel shows the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau sinking the carrier HMS Glorious, and the Hipper sinking the tanker Oil Pioneer and empty troopship Orama during the British evacuation from Norway.
Description: On board Scharnhorst (?), view up mast and of side flak. View from Scharnhorst towards port side of Gneisenau. View of clipper bow. Officer scans horizon with binoculars. Bow of Admiral Hipper. Stern view of battle cruiser. Lookouts stand watch on bridge. Marines practise firing machine gun tracer rounds into the sea. Port view of Gneisenau shows Arado 196A1 on catapult and Scharnhorst aft. Arado is launched, probably from Scharnhorst, and flies around stern of ship. Signalling. Bow view of Hipper with side flak elevated and side view in silhouette showing Arado. Remainder of film duplicates material in GWY 1225, apart from addition of three titles describing the sinking of the carrier and the two merchantmen.
Alternative Title:GNEISENAU UND SCHARNHORST GEGEN DEN FEIND [Alternative Title]
Personalities, Units and Organisations: German Navy, Scharnhorst (regiment/service)
German Navy, Gneisenau (regiment/service)
German War Navy, Admiral Hipper (regiment/service)
German War Navy, Leberecht Maass Class (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, GLORIOUS (HMS), light cruiser (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, ACASTA (HMS), destroyer (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, ARDENT (HMS), destroyer (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, German naval - battleship: Gneisenau (object name)
ships, German naval - battleship: Scharnhorst (object name)
ships, German naval - cruiser: Admiral Hipper (object name)
ships, German naval - destroyer: Leberecht Maass Class (object name)
ships, British naval - aircraft carrier: HMS Glorious (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: HMS Acasta (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: HMS Ardent (object name)
ships, British civilian - transport: Orama (object name)
ships, British civilian - tanker: Oil Pioneer (object name)
aircraft, German - seaplane: Arado 196 (object name)
combat, German naval (object name)
operations, German naval - rescue (object name)
Norwegian Sea (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: German
Subtitle language: German
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 140 ft; Running time: 4 mins
