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The Big Picture New German Army
Title
The Big Picture [electronic resource (video)] : New German Army / National Archives and Records Service.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c2008.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 13, 2011.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Part of the series The Big Picture.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television show spotlights the political, economic, and social background that brought about the creation of a military force for the free Bonn Republic of West Germany. The creation of this German Army was an important plank in the founding platform of the NATO nations as the addition of this force unified the stand of these nations against aggression. This video shows the American Army officers training the visiting leaders of "The New German Army," who then returned to Germany to teach these skills to their soldiers. The new army, which had no relation to the earlier "Wehrmacht," was established to serve as a home guard to protect free Germans from border violations from the East. Using vintage film from World War II with an appearance by West German Chancellor Dr. Konrad Adenauer, this video traces the German nation from the bitter depression days of the 1930s through the rise of the Nazi party to the infamous Blitzkrieg of September 31, 1939. The producers of this film from the National Archives and Records Administration pictorially summarize the forces that led to the ultimate downfall of Germany as a world power.
Variant and related titles
New German Army
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 & up.
Contents
Intro: The Big Picture: New German Army (1:02)
Adenauer Addresses New German Army (1:43)
Hitler's Rise and Fall (3:59)
Refugees Flee Communism (1:42)
Symbol of Democratic Success (2:33)
NATO Created for Common Security (1:44)
Germany - East and West (2:25)
Foreign Officers Program (3:10)
Fort Belvoir and Aberdeen Proving Ground (2:14)
Equipment Arrives in West Germany (1:57)
German Training Assistance Group (GTAG) (2:10)
Adenauer Concludes Address to New German Army (2:05)
Credits: The Big Picture: New German Army (0:34)
Videorecording number
44977 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
National Archives and Records Service.
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