| GERMANY'S WESTERN DEFENCES - SIEGFRIED LINE A look at how Germany built their Western defence - The Siegfried Line. Soundtrack missing. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6382 |
| Catalog #: | 522470 | |
| Clip Number: | 522470-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 38/65 | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:49 - 01:11:12 | |
| Location: | Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany SAFETY: National Defense WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: Prelude (Prologue) | |
| Description: | Germany's Western Defences. The Siegfried Line. M/S of a map of Germany showing where the line will run. M/S of men marching with spades. M/S as others pull machinery. Various shots as they dig and carry the materials. M/S of heavy machinery stamping down onto the concrete. Various shots of men digging and moving the earth in wheelbarrows. M/S as shrubs are watered. Various shots of the concrete pyramids (tank traps) along the line. M/S of troops marching. M/S of them approaching the entrance to the underground fortifications. Various shots of them going in. They ride down in trains. M/S of communication and power centre. Various shots of it working and pistons going up and down. M/S of a huge stack of missiles. Various shots as they are moved to another part. M/S of gun protruding from defences, various shots as it moves around. Cataloguer's note: the soundtrack to this item is missing, it is not listed in the official issue sheet for 38/65, the can number may be incorrect. | |
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