[German newsreel] (Ufa Nr 426) Accession Number: F01996
Description
German newsreel produced by Ufa circa late 1939. covering: 1. Meeting of Soviet and Japanese commanders on the Mongolian frontier. 2. European wild life. 3. Olympic baths at Berlin. 4. American Legionaries parade in Chicago with movie actress Ann Sheridan present. 5. President of Slovakia Monsignor Jozef Tiso reviews and decorates Slovak troops who fought in the Polish campaign. 6. Item on St Francis of Assisi. 7. Meeting of Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and Swedish leaders at Stockholm. 8. Silesian factories back in German control. 9. Kriegsmarine blockcade Britain, a Norwegian ship is boarded. 10. Sinking of the HMS Royal Oak at Scapa Flow on 14 October 1939 by the submarine U.47. The U.47's commander Kapitanleutnant Günther Prien is given a hero's welcome in a motorcade.
Details
Colour: b&w
Film type: CDN
Format: 35mm
Sound: sound
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