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German cavalry and infantry in a Polish village, 1939

Name: German cavalry and infantry in a Polish village, 1939
Uploaded: 2026-09-04T00:41:18.849Z
Duration: 19 s
Channel: The March of Time (Outtakes)

Mounted German soldiers ford a river in September 1939 and then move through a Polish village, where residents greet them with raised arms and bouquets. Cavalry units served the Wehrmacht in Poland mainly for reconnaissance and flank protection away from paved roads, given the country's poor infrastructure. In areas with a German-speaking minority, advancing troops were often welcomed warmly, a scene German newsreel crews deliberately captured for propaganda purposes. Traces of fighting and bomb damage are already visible in the background.

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

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Clip name: HFE010273
Length: 0' 19"
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames per Second: 24 fps
Chroma Subsampling: yuv422p10le
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Format: MOV
File Size: 453,626,420 bytes

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