STK-ID 32210

German footage: brief shots of Nazi officers in office, saluting, of Adolf Hitler and Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt. Shots of German soldiers moving loosely on road, of horse-drawn wagon hauling their belongings. Brief shots of men working on coastal defences in France. Sequence on German defences, on soldiers guarding channel coast. Naval officers visiting defences. Shots of soldiers on guard. Night sequence of quick shots, mostly CUs, showing Germans going into action. Several shots of gun flashes, tracers. Day shots of defences, German on the watch, guns firing in quick succession, explosions. Shots of Germans inspecting wrecked landing craft on beach. Shot of German armour advancing, firing, soldiers advancing.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
D-DAY
Location
France
Year
1944
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, Reel 16 mm
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 16mm dupe neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486