German News 1944

(31 Dec 1944) Story 2 242 MID 2752 R2 - B/W Sound 1944 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau 01:08:55 Tiger tanks arriving on train to France and through countryside 01:09:54 tankers eat and drink water 01:10:06 Troops digging trenches 01:10:15 “Granadieren“ marching through France - some shots in trenches - preparing for battle 01:11:14 fighting near Caen - German army firing mortars 01: 11:39 Tiger tanks moving through French countryside - tanks move past camera 01:12:22 Camouflaged tanks through Normandie / Normandy - near Caen 01: 12;24 cows and sheep get in the way of German tanks and trucks 01:12:38 American bombers in the air - bombs drop and large explosion seen 01:12:59 French injured and refugees on road - sorting through rubble and being carried away by stretcher 01:13:40 Black Americans being spat at and punched by German friendly French as they walk through French town 01:14:20 Allies bomb France - Luftwaffe planes take off and air battle seen - some gun camera footage and some air to air shots mixed together 01:15:00 Good air to ground shots of bombs falling on houses below* 01:15:09 fighting on ground with Allies - Germans in trenches 01:15:38 Brief shot of Michael Wittman in a Tiger tank - he is wearing a headset*** 01:15:50 Camouflaged Tiger past camera with Wittman steering 01:16:21 tank battle - lots of dead Allied tanks left on the battle field 01:16:55 Troops on the ground and tanks in battle - GVS of destroyed buildings 01:17:30 ends #Germany #tankers #WWII Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: