Other titles:LE VERROU DE LA BALTIQUE (French title) [Alternative Title]
ENHEDSKOMMANDOEN - BALTAP (Danish title) [Alternative Title]
NATO DOCUMENTARIES [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The film deals with the territories placed under the newly created (1962) NATO Baltic Approaches Command (BALTAP), subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces Northern Europe, AFNORTH (based in Oslo, Norway) and responsible for the Baltic Sea area. It comprises Denmark, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein to the Elbe, as well as the adjacent waters and airspace. The strategic importance of BALTAP and the co-operation between Danish and German forces are described.
Description: List of subjects/scenes :
Submarine: interior and exterior shots. Fishermen in the North Sea. Island of Heligoland. North German shore. Ships sailing the river Elba. Port of Hamburg: vessels and shipyard. Kiel Canal. German cadets training. Views of Lubek. German war ship and aircrafts. Danish islands. Views of Jutland: seashore and inland. Several Danish landscapes. Ferry loading cars. Views of Copenhagen. Castle of Kronborg in Elsinore. Soldiers training around the castle; soldiers in old military uniforms. Danish jets. Royal Danish Navy cadets school: several scenes. Navy officers meeting. Baltic Approaches (Baltap) new NATO command: headquarters, land and sea defence. Organisation and structure of Baltap: German and Danish alternate command. Joint exercise in the Baltic Sea.
Alternative Title:LE VERROU DE LA BALTIQUE (French title) [Alternative Title]
ENHEDSKOMMANDOEN - BALTAP (Danish title) [Alternative Title]
NATO DOCUMENTARIES [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NAT 2039
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM NATO
Featured Period:
Production Date:1963
Production Country: NATO
Production Details: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor)
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. INFORMATION SERVICE (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: French
Subtitle language: German
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
Footage: 1637 ft; Running time: 18 mins 11 secs
