1940-41 GERMAN NEWSREEL INVASION OF BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, HOLLAND & FRANCE MAGINOT LINE XD24045

Dating to 1941, this newsreel is one of many in the "Die Deutsche Wochenschau" series, describes the German military operations during the early stages of WWII, focusing on the invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France in May 1940. The second portion of the film details military activities in 1941, as the Wehrmacht advanced on the Eastern Front. A true propaganda newsreel, it emphasizes the significance of these military actions for the future of Germany and portrays the operations as decisive and victorious. • 0:00: The German assault on the Western Front begins on May 10th at dawn due to the threat to the Ruhr region. • 0:30: Bridge barriers are removed, and a Luxembourg customs officer is disarmed. • 1:00: An iron border gate is blown up, and remnants are removed with hammers and torches. • 1:30: The population is informed about the situation as vehicles roll past. • 2:21: The march to the decisive battle in the West begins. • 2:31: Concrete barriers do not stop the columns. • 2:49: Railroads move quickly through Luxembourg. • 3:09: Infantry receives refreshments from the German-friendly border population. • 4:09: The invasion of Belgium begins, and barriers are removed. • 4:50: Destroyed roads are bypassed via side roads. • 5:07: An armored vehicle helps with clearance work in Malmedy, Belgium. • 5:55: The Luftwaffe deployment is enormous on the first day. • 6:00: Infantry boards transport aircraft for special tasks. • 6:38: Fighter planes and Stukas support the army's advance. • 7:02: Major attack against enemy air force bases. • 7:18: Crossing the Dutch border in morning fog. Crossings are created by sappers. • 8:12: Advance over border roads. Dutch roadblocks pushed aside by tanks. • 9:03: A bridge over the Juliana Canal is taken before being blown up. • 9:46: Troops on the Albert Canal remove remaining explosive charges. • 10:16: First Belgian prisoners are taken.The advance continues. Resistance is broken. • 11:44: Obstacles and barriers in Belgium and Holland are quickly overcome. • 12:46: The garrison of Maastricht surrenders. • 13:40: Stukas bring death and destruction to enemy ranks. • 14:33: The decisive battle for the future of the German nation begins. • 16:23: Journey through Alsace and Lorraine. • 16:54: The Führer shares victory with his soldiers. • 17:20: Crossing the Rhine bridge near Kehl to Strasbourg. • 18:00: A bunker on the edge of the city. • 20:00: The Maginot Line is destroyed. • 20:45: The journey back to the capital becomes a triumphal procession. • 22:17: A picture of the Führer with his signature is a precious memory. • 23:16: Berlin prepares to welcome Adolf Hitler. Streets are transformed into a carpet of flowers. • 25:32: Welcome at the Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof. • 26:17: Ceremonial bells and cheers welcome the victorious generals. • 32:40: The crew of the battleship Tirpitz is inspected. • 35:14: The ship passes through a lock. • 36:38: Guns are exercised in the command center. • 37:01: Destroyers accompany the battleship. • 38:05: A U-boat's journey in the Atlantic. • 38:31: The lookout scans for enemy ships. • 39:07: Smoke plume in visibility. • 39:20: Alarm and dive sequence. • 40:27: Target identified, British merchant steamer attacked. • 41:11: Artillery fire returns. • 41:39: The enemy steamer is sunk. A convoy is reported. • 42:41: The convoy comes into sight. • 43:12: Torpedo hit observed. • 43:35: Sound of enemy destroyers' propellers. • 44:01: Depth charges shake the boat. • 45:02: Damage is repaired. • 45:15: The boat surfaces and approaches the convoy again. • 47:18: Advance to the Baltic Sea. • 47:24: Soviet transport fleet runs into German minefields. • 47:55: The battlefields of Vyazma and Bryansk. The Battle of Bryansk (2–21 October 1941) was a twenty-day battle during World War II conducted in the Bryansk Oblast as a part of the overall Moscow campaign. • 48:51: The Soviet Union is militarily defeated. • 49:07: The decision in the East is made. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com