GERMAN NEWSREEL ITEMS NO 2 [Main Title]

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  • Title: GERMAN NEWSREEL ITEMS NO 2 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: GWY 14
  • Other titles: KRUPP COLLECTION [Series Title]
  • Summary: Sections from three German newsreels of items showing Krupp arms in action, probably in France in 1940.
  • Description: I. Column of three heavy semi-tracks (Sdkfz 9 18 ton) pulling Skoda 21cm guns passes through a village in France past a Cinzano advertisement, probably in May-June 1940. II. German soldiers in summer fatigues prepare an emplacement for a 20.3cm railway gun. Gun is lifted into place by chain and tackle on a gantry, loaded and fired. Views of the mechanised system for loading and transporting shells. III. Distant view of long row of heavy artillery (17 cm?) in action on a coast cliff top.
  • Alternative Title: KRUPP COLLECTION [Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: GWY 14
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM-GERMAN Attribution: IWM – GWY 14
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Production Details:
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: German Army (regiment/service) Krupp (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: armour, German - halftrack: Sdkfz 9 (object name) operations, German military - preparation (object name) weapons, German - gun: 20.3cm [railway] (object name) weapons, Czechoslovak - gun: 21cm Skoda (object name) France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 263 ft; Running time: 3 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    GWY 14

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