German Troops March Into Austria (1938)

Titles read: “GERMAN TROOPS march into AUSTRIA“. Austria. M/S of German tanks crossing the German / Austrian border as people make the Nazi salute German officers unscrew the frontier barrier and carry it off, looking jubilant. Soldiers on horseback march across a long bridge and into Salzburg; brief shot of children making the Nazi salute. Tanks travel through the city streets; Adolf Hitler (the Fuhrer) stands in an open car; people make the Nazi salute as he goes by. Several brief shots of crowds in the city making the salute; Nazi swastika flags hanging from buildings; soldiers marching along the streets. The Austrian leader, Dr Seyss-Inquart, stands on a balcony of the Chancellery in Vienna and makes the salute. Brief L/Ss of Hitler standing on a balcony at night in a spotlight. Visuals cut out at 01:43:27; soundtrack continues. The second half of the story is out of synch with commentary, probably due to some duplicate shots and the reappearance of the title card halfway through. 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.