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Hitler boards his command car, Poland 1939

After leaving his special train, Hitler climbs into his all-terrain Mercedes-Benz command car, a six-wheeled Type G4 fitted with a swastika standard on the fender. Surrounding officers salute as the driver starts the engine. From this open vehicle, Hitler had himself driven several times to the front lines and inspected sectors during the Polish campaign. The footage comes from unedited material on the German invasion of Poland in September 1939.

Period
c. September 1939–December 31, 1939
Credit
The March of Time (Outtakes)US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

Specifications

Clip name
HFE010245
Length
0' 16"
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Frames per Second
24 fps
Chroma Subsampling
yuv422p10le
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Format
MOV
File Size
366,273,636 bytes
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