Stukas is a 1941 nazi propaganda film, directed by karl ritter and starring carl raddatz, which. German stuka dive bomber stock photos and images alamy. It does not matter to us whether our stukas attack british ships in the north sea or in the mediterranean. Rudel on the battle of stalingrad, excerpt from stuka pilot self. However, since the success rate at the bombing was much higher and more accurate than that of other bombers, the stukas were used during wwii by the german luftwaffe and the allies for airstrikes. You can buy these readymade and painted look at my 10mm pages for some. This nazi propaganda film details the exploits of a group of german luftwaffe pilots flying stukas fighterbombersin the battle of france in the early days of world war ii. Offered in catawikis militaria auction books 19191945. The junkers ju 87 or stuka from sturzkampfflugzeug, dive bomber was a german dive bomber and groundattack aircraft. This nazi propaganda film details the exploits of a group of german. The allies invaded italy in 1943 but by 1944 had progressed only as far as the gustav line south of rome. World war ii uniforms germany 1941 july, western ussr, lancecorporal, panzer lehr regiment germany 1941 germany 1943 feb. Military, political and social history of the 20th century.
Aided by its far superior air force, the luftwaffe, the germans raced across the ussr in three great army groups, inflicting terrible casualties on the red army and soviet civilians. The famous german blitzkrieg or lightning war is sometimes erroneously thought to be mainly a matter of throwing more, better, andor heavier tanks at the enemy, but this is not so. Junkers ju 87 stukas in formation about 1941 hedhxw from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Smith offered this scathing description in last train from berlin. Over original newsreels, documentaries, feature films, recentlydiscovered nazi and soviet propaganda, including a wide range of german, russian, british and american cinematic classics reproduced from original source materials. Stukas attack outlook on nazi propaganda during wwii. Once seen who could ever forget the ludicrous singing bomber pilots of stukas germany 1941, or the hamacting of ferdinand marian injud suss germany 1940.
The ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the luftwaffes condor legion during the spanish civil war and served the axis forces in world war ii the aircraft is easily recognisable by its inverted gull wings and fixed. The ace fighter cult came to prominence during the first world war, which was the first conflict that utilized the use of aircraft in a larger scale. On june 21, 1941, 315 stukas were ready for the support of operation barbarossa, of which 219 were ready for action. World war ii german air force stukas flying over the mediterranean sea 1941. The sirens of death 11 amazing facts about the ju 87. This is not to be missed if you are an aviation history nerd. The object of the game is to move ones pieces to the other side of the board the enemy airbase and back, avoiding enemy searchlights in yellow and flak in red along the way. Stukas 1941 german w english subtitles stukas 1941 german w english subtitles third reichera classic. This nazi propaganda film details the exploits of a group of german luftwaffe pilots flying stukasfighterbombersin the battle of france in the early days of world war ii. Stukas 1941 germany the ju87b stuka divebomber was a much feared weapon in the german armoury against crete and the allied naval forces. Stukas 1941 this nazi propaganda film details the exploits of a group of german luftwaffe pilots flying stukas fighterbombersin the battle of france in the early days of world war ii. Junkers ju 87 stukas in formation about 1941 stock photo. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. German stukas aircrafts in the air century archive.
Stukas is available for free download at the internet archive czech subtitles stukas on imdb. The fearsome sight and sound of the luftwaffes ju87 stuka diving on its target, its siren wailing, spearheaded german victories in poland, norway, the low countries, the mediterranean, and russia between 1939 and 1943. The junkers ju 87 or stuka from sturzkampfflugzeug, dive bomber was a twoman pilot and rear gunner german dive bomber and groundattack aircraft. During the flight presentation in neuhammer, germany, on 15 august 1939, stukas crashed from a low altitude. Designed by hermann pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. German officer served as pilot with kg 40 in germany and norway, 1940. German ju 87 stuka dive bombers in operation during world war two. The variant used against crete was the ju87b of which preproduction examples flew in late 1938, but it was in volume production by 1941. I love the sound they make when they dived down onto allied. These were distributed over stg 77 3 stuka groups with 115 ju 87b in the ii fliegerkorps air corps, stg 1 and 2 4 stuka groups with 158 ju 87 in the viii fliegerkorp and ivstlg 1 1 stuka group with 42 ju 87 at the.
Roell, werner paul oral history imperial war museums. Designed by hermann pohlmann, the stuka first flew in 1935 and made its combat debut in 1936 as part of the luftwaffes condor legion during the spanish civil war. It was a monotonous film about a bunch of obstreperous. Hd stock video footage german ju 87 stuka dive bombers in. These losses were too high, and the stukas were withdrawn from the battle of britain on august 18, 1940. Stukas is available for free download at the internet archive czech subtitles. For film propaganda in britain and nazi germany fox adopts a historicalempirical approach to analyse the relationship between the two cinemas.
Luftwaffes junkers ju 87 stukas in action against british motorized forces in north africa, 1941. German military divers are working to hoist the wreck of a stuka dive bomber from the floor of the baltic sea, a rare example of the plane that once. He was dubbed the aceofaces with 80 credited aerial victories. So famous was the junkers ju 87 that the term stuka came to be identified with it in western eyes. Germany invades yugoslavia and greece the german air force launches operation castigo, the bombing of belgrade, on april 6, 1941, as 24 divisions and 1,200 tanks drive into greece. These are images of stukas attack, a childrens board game similar to chinese checkers. The junkers ju 87 or stuka twoman pilot and rear gunner german dive bomber and groundattack aircraft. Also us tank production was double that of germanys. Produced and directed by karl ritter, music by herbert windt, starring carl raddatz, o. The ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the luftwaffes condor legion during. As far as i know, no flying stukas exist anywhere in the world, so films like this one are the only chance to see actual stukas in action. There are a number of battlefront stockists operating through ebay who have ebay shops which means they are all selling battlefront fow stuff on a buy it now basis including. Stuka was a slang term for a german dive bomber the swedish nightingale.
The stuka name derived from sturzkampfflugzeug, the generic german word for divebomber. Young, vigorous, and aggressive german pilots battle their french enemies during the campaign in the west, mayjune 1940. Top 10 german luftwaffe aces of wwii war history online. Panzer iv of dak german afrika korps in the western desert. On its maiden voyage in april 1912, the supposedly unsinkable ship hits an iceberg in the atlantic ocean and starts to go down. Deployment german forces 1942 deployment of german armed forces divisions, infantry, vehicles, artillery, air force, navy by theaters of war in the summer of 1942. So the allies staged a massive amphibious operation to force the. Rudel on the battle of stalingrad, excerpt from stuka.
Ilse werner, karl ludwig diehl, joachim gottschalk. Stukas 1941 germany world war ii movies from german. During his trip, the 36yearold fighter pilot witnessed a curtiss f8c helldiver make a simulated dive bombing attack at an air show. Part 1 hubert menzel was a major in the general operations department of the okh the oberkommando des heers, the german army headquarters, and for him the idea of invading the soviet union in 1941 had the smack of cold, clear logic to it. Young, vigor and aggressive german pilots battle their french archenemy during the nazi campaign in the west, mayjune 1940. Stukastukastuka submitted 4 years ago by deleted the next day we fly a sortie over stalingrad, where approximately two thirds of the city is in german hands. No part of this website may be reproduced or downloaded without written permission from international historic films, inc. In 1931, ernst udet, the secondhighest scoring german fighter ace of the first world war and future luftwaffe architect, was in the united states to take part in a stunt flying display. Mastered in hd from an original 35mm nitrate print and digitally restored for superb quality.
We knew that in two years time, that is by the end of 1942, beginning of 1943, the english would be ready, the americans would. Again, in the film stukas 1941, we get the nazi airmans view of. Stukas 1941 this nazi propaganda film details the exploits of a group of german luftwaffe pilots flying stukasfighterbombersin the battle. See the 20th century as it actually happened its leaders, empires, wars and upheavals. The name stuka is an abbreviation of the german word sturzkampfflugzeug, meaning dive bomber. An image of the engine from a 1941 german junkers ju87r2 tropical stuka airplane which is. Third reichs nazi propaganda epic about a heroic fictional german officer on board of the rms titanic. The stuka s first advocate was pilot ernest udet, who, with 62 victories in world war i, was the highestscoring german ace to survive, and a national hero. Germans recover stuka bomber wreck from baltic sea yahoo. Download our mobile app for onthego access to the jewish virtual library. The movie features real aerial footage, closeups on j87s and other german hardware of the period, and.