Bunker complex at the Siegfried Line, 1939

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Scene from the documentary film "Der Westwall" ("The West Wall"), a propaganda film of the Deutsche Wochenschau (The German Weekly Review) presented at the beginning of August 1939. The film is intended to present the German western border as an insurmountable bulwark to protect the population from the effects of a possible war.

Photographer:

SZ Photo

Date:

01.08.1939

31.08.1939

Location:

Germany

Image ID:

00404511

Dimensions:

4959px x 3515px

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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

Copyright Notice:

SZ Photo/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

Collection:

Historical archives

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Germany, Siegfried Line, before the outbreak of the Second World War, 1939

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Keywords:

2nd World War film still Germany historical military Nazi Germany politics Second World War Siegfried Line Third Reich unrest conflicts war World War II WWII Aachen-Saar-Program Bulwark Bunker Bunker System Bunker Systems Conflicts Crises Historical Limes-Program Military Mobilisation Movie Scene National Socialism Nazi era Todt-Linie War War Preparation War Preparations Westfront Westwall

Headline:

Bunker complex at the Siegfried Line, 1939

Date:

01.08.1939

Photographer:

SZ Photo

Image ID:

00404511