WWII GERMAN U-BOATS ON PATROL BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC GERMAN NEWSREEL 20374z

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 It is presented in its original form as an historical document so that students, educators, researchers and the general public can see how the Nazi regime justified its criminal activities.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 silent, historic German film produced during WWII by UFA is titled "U-boats on patrol". It shows U-boats operating in Wolfpacks, hunting Allied convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic. At the start of the film at :25, a Type IX U-boat is seen preparing to go on a mission. A band :39 plays as the submarine comes to port for a deployment ceremony. At :14 multiple U-boats head out to sea and the watch is manned. At 1:28 an Allied convoy is spotted and the boat crash dives (1:42) for combat. AT 1:56 an enemy patrol craft comes over the submerged submarine. At 2:19 the submarine surfaces, having escaped its adversary. At 2:40 the deck gun is used to destroy an Allied ship which was outside the convoy. At 3:22 the sub is in heavy seas. At 3:23, an officer uses a 16mm or 36mm motion picture camera (probably an Arriflex type) to film. At 3:30 the watch continues on deck, looking for targets. At 4:35 the alert sounds and the crew races from their bunks and the U-boat dives again. At 5:29 the captain looks through the periscope and torpedoes are fired. The track of the torpedoes is timed using a stopwatch. At 5:46 a merchant vessel -- appears to be a freighter -- is hit. At 6:06 the ship sinks to Davey Jones. At 6:30 the U-boat is in heavy weather, on its way back to base, mission accomplished. 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, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com