Introduction

War documentary hosted by Brian Matthews and Mark Healy, published by Chronos Films in 1996 with English narration.

Sometimes referred to as, or prefixed with, the ‘German War Files’, ‘The War Archive Collection’ or ‘The War Archives’.

Outline

The effectiveness of its artillery was one of the dominating features of the German Army on the battlefields of the Western Front in the First World War. Indeed, a specific requirement of the Treaty of Versailles was that the new Reichswehr be denied heavy artillery.

The expertise and technology that had made the artillery arm so effective in that conflict were never lost. So, when re-armament began in Germany in 1933, following the Nazi access on to power, the ground was already laid for the rapid expansion of artillery of all types for the new Wehrmacht.

While never acquiring the glamour of the Panzer arm, the guns of the Wehrmacht were nevertheless instrumental in serving the German Armed Forces in victory and defeat through to 1945.

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 1996.
• Running Time: 52 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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