Part Four in a series of documentaries about the history of the Waffen SS from its origins to its dissolution at the end of the Second World War. This DVD contains:
THE WAFFEN SS IN THE BATTLE OF KHARKOV
The Waffen SS takes back the city of Kharkov in March 1943 in one of the very few successful counteroffensives at this stage of the War. Most of the material in the film comes from excerpts from Die Deutsche Wochenschau.
Decent film quality. The film is in German with hard-encoded English subitles. Total duration: 10 minutes.
THE WAFFEN SS IN ACTION (1944 - 1945)
A review of the activities of the Waffen SS, mainly on the Eastern Front. Most of the material in the film comes from excerpts from Die Deutsche Wochenschau. Contents include:
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Estonian volunteers in the Waffen SS
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Battles around Lake Pskov
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A Waffen SS training school in the Alps
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German forces are liberated in Kovel after being encircled
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Ritterkreuz holder Leon Degrelle awards his men the Iron Cross
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Waffen SS fight the invaders on the Normandy beaches
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Heavy fighting in Caen
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The SS Hitlerjugend Division in battle
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Battling American tanks near St. Lo
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Waffen SS troops put down an uprising in Warsaw
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The Rumanians drop out of the War
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The British are wiped out at Arnheim
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Reichsjugendfuhrer Axmann visits the SS Hitlerjugend Division
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Soviet units are fought at Debrecen and Oradea
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The uprising in Slovakia is put down
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SS units liberate a German village in Transylvania
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SS men are awarded the Close Quarter Combat Pin in Gold by Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler
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The Ardennes Offensive is launched on 16 December 1944
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Waffen SS units fight on the Oder bridgehead against advancing Soviet units
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Fighting in and around Guben
The film quality varies depending on the film source (from poor to very good). The film is in German with switchable English subitles. Total duration: 80 minutes.
THE WAFFEN SS IN ACTION (1939 - 1944)
A broad review of the activities of the Waffen SS from 1939 - 1944. Most of the material in the film comes from excerpts from Die Deutsche Wochenschau. Contents include:
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Units of the SS Totenkopf and SS Verfungstruppe swear loyalty to the Fuhrer at the Feldherrnhalle in Munich
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SS Heimwehr units in action in Danzig
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The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler in action in Poland
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A demonstration of strength and agility in the Deutschlandhalle before Heydrich and Daluege
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An inspection of the SS Regiment Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler
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Units of the Waffen SS push towards Belgrade
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The SS Leibstandarte in Greece
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Waffen SS units in battle outside Kyiv
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The advance on Polotsk and Vitebsk
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Fighting on the Stalin Line
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Waffen SS advance north of Lake Peipus
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Fighting around Pskov
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Danish SS volunteers swear the oath in Hamburg
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Fighting in Valdai Heights
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Spanish, Flemish and Dutch SS units in battle
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Dutch SS men take a Russian village
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Battles around Lake Ilmen
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Units of the Waffen SS advance on Kharkov
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Anti-partisan battles in the Balkans
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German youth in Transylvania volunteer for the Waffen SS
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Gebirgsjager of the Waffen SS in the Alps
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Fighting in Kovel
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Heydrich's funeral in Prague
The film quality varies depending on the film source (from poor to very good). The film is in German with switchable English subitles. Total duration: 61 minutes.
TOTAL TIME: 151 MINUTES.
IN GERMAN WITH SWITCHABLE ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
FILM QUALITY AS DESCRIBED IN EACH SECTION. REGION FREE.