German Cavalry (1935)

Exercise on the River Oder of the Kavallerieregiment Nr. 6 in July 1935. German cavalry troops led by military band parade along road. They go past a large house. Troops clean their horses and kit. Some of them are simply wearing underwear. The soldiers carry their kit to inflatable boats. The boats are rowed across while the soldiers ride them across. The river is so deep that the horses have to swim. One of the soldiers swims across towing a raft. A large raft is rowed across. Several good shots of the boats and horses crossing the river. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.