WWII ERA GERMAN U-BOAT NEWSREEL TYPE IXA SUBMARINES BATTLE OF ATLANTIC 20434a

Disclaimer: This historic German film was produced during WWII as propaganda in support of the National Socialist regime. It is presented in its original form as an historical document so that students, educators, researchers and the general public can see how the Nazi regime justified its criminal activities. The political symbols of the regime, including the flag, swastika and eagle, may appear on screen. Periscope Film absolutely condemns the Nazi regime and affirms that it committed grave atrocities, war crimes, and crimes against humanity before and during WWII. These include the tragic, mass extermination of millions of innocent civilians. We preserve these films in part so that these terrible events and victims are not forgotten. "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." -- Winston Churchill ** Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon:   / periscopefilm   Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. ** This is one of a series of silent films made from German newsreels, and sold to the public for viewing at home on 16mm and 8mm projectors. This one shows U-boats in action, including shots of a group of U-boats in formation as they head out to sea, shots inside of the boat as it dives, and the captain lining up a torpedo strike on the periscope. At 1:43, German submarine U-41 is shown diving, a Type IXA built in 1939. At 3:07 the U-38 and U-37, are shown on the surface. At 3:26 the crew of U-38 mans a deck gun for a confrontation on the surface with an "enemy" warship as part of the exercise. U-38 shown in the film conducted eleven patrols and sank over 30 enemy vessels. U-38 ranks as one of the most successful U-boats in World War II. U-37 sank 53 merchant ships and two warships, the British Hastings-class sloop HMS Penzance, and the French submarine Sfax in 1939-41. It was then assigned to training units until the end of the war. U-41 sank five enemy vessels, however it was sunk in 1940 by HMS Antelope. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com