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Burning targets after artillery fire, Poland 1939

Columns of smoke and flames rise along a country road, evidence of German artillery striking a village in the Polish Corridor. In the first days of the war, the Wehrmacht's heavy firepower targeted roads, bridges and settlements along the border to hamper Polish resistance. Such destruction characterized the campaign, which ended in Poland's defeat within weeks. The footage comes from unedited material from 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
HFE010249
Length
0' 04"
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Frames per Second
24 fps
Chroma Subsampling
yuv422p10le
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Format
MOV
File Size
100,602,436 bytes
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