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WAFFEN SS - PART THREE: WAFFEN SS IN ACTION: 1941 - 1944 (2012) * with switchable English subtitles *

Part Three 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 ACTION  (1941 - 1942)
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:
  • Volunteers from a number of countries flood the recruitment centres to join the fight against the USSR
  • Difficult conditions on the Finnish front for German soldiers
  • Waffen SS units push into the Ukraine towards Kyiv
  • Volunteers join the "Danmark" Legion
  • Units of the Waffen SS overcome enemy obstacles on the Dniepr
  • Waffen SS units fight northeast of Lake Peipus
  • Artillery in action near Pskov
  • Anti-Bolshevik rally in Paris
  • Leon Degrelle leads 800 volunteers from Brussels to the Eastern Front
  • The Wallonian Legion heads off to the Eastern Front
  • Waffen SS fight the Soviets in the Salla region (Finland)
  • Narva falls into German hands
  • The Waffen SS takes Nikolayev and advances on Kherson
  • Fighting in the Waldai Heights
  • Waffen SS battle Soviet partisans
  • The Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler marches through Paris
  • The battle for Rostov
  • In the steppes of the Kuban
  • Fighting near Lake Ilmen
  • On the Caucasus Front
 
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: 85 minutes.
 
 
THE WAFFEN SS IN ACTION  (1943 - 1944)
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:
  • Units of the Waffen SS gather between the Dniepr and Donetz for a counteroffensive
  • The Waffen SS legion "Nederland" in action
  • Battle of Kharkov
  • Croatians volunteer for the Waffen SS
  • Estonian volunteers in the Waffen SS swear allegiance
  • The Waffen SS in anti-partisan activities
  • A rally for Ukrainian volunteers in the city of Kolomyja
  • Hitler Youth volunteer for the Waffen SS
  • Anti-tank units of the Waffen SS in training
  • Finns volunteer to join the Waffen SS
  • On the Kuban bridgehead
  • Anti-partisan combat in Montenegro
  • The Waffen SS in the Battle of Kursk
  • Waffen SS units in Italy
  • The Waffen SS rescue the Duce from captivity
  • Dutch Waffen SS units are inspected
  • German volunteers from Transylvania join the Waffen SS
  • Waffen SS units liberate surrounded troops at Cherkassy
 
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: 60 minutes. 
TOTAL TIME: 145 MINUTES.
 
IN GERMAN WITH SWITCHABLE ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
 
FILM QUALITY AS DESCRIBED IN EACH SECTION. REGION FREE.