# GERMAN VERSION OF THE D-DAY INVASION FILM MADE BY O.S.S. IN WWII 22554

Created by the U.S. Navy's Industrial Incentive Division and the Office of Strategic Service (OSS) during WWII, this "Nazi version" of the Normandy invasion is a translated, authentic German newsreel. The strategy at work here is taken from Frank Capra, who used authentic enemy newsreels and motion picture films in his "Why We Fight" series to provide insight into the Axis. This film, like "Why We Fight", was intended to make its intended audience — American war workers to whom these types of incentive films were shown —outraged, helping them focus on the vital task of production. The film shows the considerable German coastal defenses at Normandy, and the organized, efficient, and effective resistance they offered on the beaches at 2:00 . At 2:29 , the pre-dawn aerial attacks by the Allies are met with heavy gunfire. At 3:20 , Allied ships encounter barrage mines and light German naval units enter the battle. At 4:48 , heavy German artillery enters the battle and makes direct strikes on the invasion fleet. At 5:30 coastal defense are seen including pillboxes and anti-personnel barbed wire and emplacements. At 6:00 , SS troops oppose a landing with flame throwing weapons. At 6:22 , wrecked landing craft are shown. At 8:11 , U.S. Airborne troops who are now prisoner are shown. At 9:20 , wrecked WACO gliders are shown as well as Canadian prisoners. At 10:30 the battle continues at Cairns, with heavy bombing by aircraft opposed by railroad-mounted AA guns. At 12:00 , civilians…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/22554InvasionNaziVersion)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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