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Concentratte on the scene just before teh cemetery in this ad
ostriches running across the landscape
of all the zillions of hours of footage of the Great War - about three and half minutes (yes ) 1/2 mins) is the Real Thing and that 15s shot is one bit - the rest is rehearsed behind the lines
Battle of the Somme I think 1916
Also on Disc 7 of The Great War - 1964 series
At the time when films were shown - even tho it was known to be faked ( mixed uniforms is the give-away apparently - the real ones would be wearing the same regimental uniform) men were standing up in their seats shouting Yes yes it is just like that ! and fainting ......
ostriches running across the landscape
of all the zillions of hours of footage of the Great War - about three and half minutes (yes ) 1/2 mins) is the Real Thing and that 15s shot is one bit - the rest is rehearsed behind the lines
Battle of the Somme I think 1916
Also on Disc 7 of The Great War - 1964 series
At the time when films were shown - even tho it was known to be faked ( mixed uniforms is the give-away apparently - the real ones would be wearing the same regimental uniform) men were standing up in their seats shouting Yes yes it is just like that ! and fainting ......
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my father POW (1940-45) had a very German view of the history of the war for rather obvious reasons -( jude law and Gates of Stalingrad - I knew all about Zaitsev fifty years ago - big deal story in the German press)
He accepted the German view that Leuven had been burnt as they thought there was an allied counterattack - the burning of the library was later counted as a war-crime. Part of kulturkamof
Part 1 of the Great War 1964 - he exclaimed in real time
'God they filmed it ! the burning of the university. it was meant to be all a great mistake!'
so surprisingly things were filmed
A few days ago AOG had a thread on Bunkirk
and Le paradis massacre. Initial report by Private Pooley disbelieved by British Officer who could not believe Germans would do such a thing. In fact an SS officer had sent a report to Berlin about a pile of machine gunned brits who clearly hadnt died in the field - and then the SS officer said - oh er there must have been a field court martial and summary execution or something
so surprising things are recorded in war
He accepted the German view that Leuven had been burnt as they thought there was an allied counterattack - the burning of the library was later counted as a war-crime. Part of kulturkamof
Part 1 of the Great War 1964 - he exclaimed in real time
'God they filmed it ! the burning of the university. it was meant to be all a great mistake!'
so surprisingly things were filmed
A few days ago AOG had a thread on Bunkirk
and Le paradis massacre. Initial report by Private Pooley disbelieved by British Officer who could not believe Germans would do such a thing. In fact an SS officer had sent a report to Berlin about a pile of machine gunned brits who clearly hadnt died in the field - and then the SS officer said - oh er there must have been a field court martial and summary execution or something
so surprising things are recorded in war
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thx Clarion - I score myself at least 80% on that
didnt realise that Khruschev made his name there
In 1945 my father commented - you had a golden opportunity when Germany invaded Russia and the other countries - you could have got them on your side instead of wishing to massacre you all
and The Guard replied - "yes yes mistakes were made n the East......"
didnt realise that Khruschev made his name there
In 1945 my father commented - you had a golden opportunity when Germany invaded Russia and the other countries - you could have got them on your side instead of wishing to massacre you all
and The Guard replied - "yes yes mistakes were made n the East......"
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