A film shows the Invasion of Poland in 1939 by German Army during World War II. The German armored columns assemble for the assault. The German troops on tanks, jeeps and motorbikes assemble. German troops in tanks and armored vehicles and trucks advance. The armored columns roll down a dirt road. The troops on the tanks advance towards the battle front. A view of a harbor and buildings in Danzig. The German troops fire artillery and shell Danzig post office. Smoke rises due to firing. A German ADGZ armored car rolls past the damaged post office. "Sudetenland" is written on the side of the armored car and it has a Nazi Schutzstaffel SS insignia and skull and crossbones painted on the front. Firing at the post office. The German troops advance. The soldier spray gasoline on a building. The building is set on fire.
A film shows the Invasion of Poland in 1939 by German Army during World War II. The German troops on motorbikes and tanks as they leave for their next destination. The troops on tanks roll down a dirt road. The troops on tanks and motorbikes advance. The Machine gunners advance on motorbikes for opening the attack. They get down from their bikes. The gunners advance on a grassy area. A soldier fires camouflaged artillery. Smoke rises due to firing. A soldier fires a machine gun. The tanks advance towards the polish town. Troops advance and fire. An explosion occurs in the foreground. Smoke rises in the background due to firing. The town is burnt and occupied. The Nazi soldiers enter the town. They walks past the damaged and burning buildings. A building burns. The bombed buildings. Rubble on the streets. Wrecked vehicles including a German Pz.I tank from 4.Pz.Division. The troops on tanks and motorbikes advance for their next destination. The troops carry guns and advance. The soldiers on bicycles and horse drawn wagon move forward.
Invasion of Poland in 1939 by German Army during World War II. A damaged bridge over the Vistula river, blasted by retreating Polish forces. A view of the damaged bridge. The German troops carry railroad ties on their shoulders and make repairs to the bridge. The troops continue to advance over the repaired bridge. The soldiers at work during the construction of the bridge. A jeep drives over a new road. The horse drawn carriages cross the bridge. A Sd.Kfz. 11 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) 3-ton German halftrack towing an artillery piece moves in water and crosses the river. A smaller car drives in water behind it.
German Invasion of Poland in 1939 during World War II. The German troops in a squad carry guns on their shoulders and advance, many on foot. The troops on horseback and seated on horse drawn artillery as they advance. They cross a town. They rest in transit. The horses stand in the background. A German soldier cleans weapons. Two soldiers clean barrel of artillery.
German forces invading Poland in 1939 during World War II. The Polish harbor of Gdynia. The Poles have sunk ships at the edges of the harbor to block the entrance of German warships. The German troops fire artillery across the harbor. Smoke rises at the harbor due to an explosion. German soldier fires a rifle from a bridge overlook. A German warship at the harbor. The German sailors fire guns on deck. Smoke rises due to bombardment. German soldier bracing rifle and firing at Polish forces. Black smoke rising from the Polish garrison at Gdynia.
German aerial reconnaissance efforts during invasion of Poland in 1939, in World War II. A propeller of a German He 111 aircraft rotates. The aircraft stationary at an airfield. The aircraft taxis. Wheel of the aircraft. The Heinkel He 111 aircraft taxis off. Aerial photographs are taken. Crew seated inside the aircraft during mission. A Dornier Do 217 aircraft shown landing and a signal officer gives a signal. German soldiers remove camera unit from airplane and they are taken to developing unit. The troops use equipment to develop and review the photographic images. German soldier marks important targets on the photographs including an area with Polish military vehicles are grouped together near a crossroads. A hand holds a photograph. The troops and officers seated around a table study the aerial photographs.
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