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1938 DEFENCE: German and Czech forces hold big-scale manoeuvres
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3:01Now PlayingDate: 25th August 1938
Location: KIEL, GERMANY NR. GROSSBORN, GERMANY CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
GERMANY: Near Grossborn:
Gen. view of tanks on battlefield. Long view Hitler arriving with officers on battlefield, salutes. Semi view of Hitler with officers walking across field. Gen. view of planes attacking tanks. Semi view of troops in trench firing at aeroplane. Big cu. tank past camera. Semi view soldiers fire small gun. Gen. view of tanks on field and shells bursting. Semi view of Big guns firing. Gen. view of planes attacking tanks.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA / CZECH REPUBLIC:
Back view of big guns along country lane. Gen. ground view of calvary galloping with guns. Cu. soldier at rangefinder. Back view of gun firing and pan. to another gun firing. Gen. view of shell bursting over cavalry. Cu. of gas sprayer. Pan. of gas rising from ground. Semi view of horses wearing gasmasks past camera. Gen. view of aeroplanes flying information. Cu. of pilot in spinning plane. Gen. view of 4 anti-aircraft guns. Semi view of gun firing. Gen. view of big guns firing. Long view of bursts around planes. Cu. of gun firing. Semi view of aeroplane rolling into camera. Long view of troops in trench firing rifles. Cu. of troops in trench throwing hand grenades. Long view of grenades burst on wire and cu. of soldier firing rifle from trench. Gen. view of advancing troops throwing grenades. Long view of troops capturing trench.
GERMANY: Kiel: Gen. view of new Cruiser Prinz Eugen. Pan. of Hitler and Admiral Horthy arriving. Gen. view of cruiser. Pan. from Admiral Horthy to wife. Gen. view of cruiser down slipway. Long view of cruiser into water. Semi view of Admiral Horthy signing book. Air view of German Battleships. Gen. view of Yacht Grille to battleships in line. Semi view of destroyers passing, Admiral Horthy and Hitler. Air view of Destroyers.
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