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Three separate newsreel items on German surface raiders including film of the Atlantis survivors under tow by U-126.
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I. 16mm film shot by crew member of merchant raider shows two separate engagements during what commentary claims is world's longest uninterrupted voyage. Commander leans over chart of Indian Ocean before freighter is sighted on horizon and Kriegsflagge raised. Warning shot across bows of freighter provokes retaliation. Two lifeboats with survivors pass freighter which sinks stern first. Survivors on board with commander. Albatross flies past. English tanker is next spotted and has alarm call jammed by German raider, which opens fire and sinks tanker in oily flames. To refrain of "Wir fahren gegen Engelland", item closes over commander scanning horizon and DW eagle logo. (270 ft)
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II. Survivors from merchant raider Atlantis (sunk by HMS Devonshire on 22/11/1941) in six lifeboats and rubber dinghies are rescued by U-68 and U-126 in the Indian Ocean. Sailors variously garbed come aboard U-boat and eat meal. Black Scottish terrier mascot sits on conning tower. Seaworthy lifeboats are towed by U-126, which also has survivors sitting on hull. Scene is filmed from U-126 and from other U-boat. Commentary mentions that Italian submarines aided survivors, before film ends abruptly. (124 ft)
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III. Freighter loaded with munitions explodes spectacularly after shelling in Indian Ocean. Ship sinks stern first and rescued crew are seen on board raider. Another freighter receives warning shot across bows and "attempts to escape". Raider's officers stand on bridge in tropical whites. Close-up shows bow gun on enemy freighter, now sinking. To refrain of "Wir fahren gegen Engelland" item closes over smiling German crew and DW eagle logo. (150 ft) (Part of last item of DW 605/16/42 of 8/4/1942)
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35mm