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Soldiers at the entrance of a fort

Two soldiers in German helmets run crouching through smoke past a wall, one carrying something in his raised hand; in the haze an arched entrance with an iron grille opens in the thick stone wall of a fortification, and a group of men stands before it. German newsreel footage; according to the source the capture of a fort on the Albert Canal. The fort of Eben-Emael, regarded as the strongest in Belgium, surrendered on 11 May 1940.

Period: May 1940
Credit: US National ArchivesPublic Domain · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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Assault on a fort on the Albert Canal, May 1940 · Divide and Conquer: Norway, the Low Countries and France

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Length: 0' 10"
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Frames per Second: 24 fps
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