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German attack with artillery and infantry, Poland 1939

Wehrmacht soldiers advance across wooded terrain near the Vistula under covering artillery fire. Smoke marks the impacts as infantry moves into position. The fighting around the so-called Polish Corridor, which separated East Prussia from the rest of the German Reich, was among the first operations of the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. Here the Wehrmacht employed new tactics coordinating artillery, infantry and air power that later became known as "Blitzkrieg."

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
HFE010248
Length
0' 19"
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Frames per Second
24 fps
Chroma Subsampling
yuv422p10le
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Format
MOV
File Size
425,328,500 bytes
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