Landships II

Rhomboid · Field Marshal

German Cambrai film

Mark Hansen · Legend

I wonder if this film has the footage of F13, under new management,�crushing trees.

mad zeppelin · Commander in Chief

Yes, it's F.13 - with crew shown boarding - rumbling around and pushing down a big tree, and F.41 in Berlin - with a final war bonds advertisment. Plus some shots taken around Fontaine-Notre-Dame.
The film is available at the Bundesarchiv.
It was shown in German cinemas starting January 1918.

-- Edited by mad zeppelin at 08:11, 2008-03-18

philthydirtyanimal · Commander in Chief

If the film consists only of those two tanks, then a lot of the footage can be seen in the Line of Fire DVD called Cambrai. Its an ok DVD, and shows F13 doing her thing, but sometimes they show Mark I tanks so I guess they couldnt tell them apart.

If you want to view a film at the Imperial War Museum, you have to book the session and give them more than 3 days notice. Their online viewing request form doesnt work, so I guess you'd have to call.

rboretto · Corporal

Hello Mad... Rene again!

Can you help me to find a contact in Bundesarchiv to obtain a copy of this film were F-41 appairs???

I am looking for all about Fray Bentos tanks (boths) �to make a exposition of pictures en next October, to make a hommage from Fray Bentos city to all that fight in Cambrai ...

Thank you, rene

wuestehu · Lieutenant

Talking about pushing trees...it looks like it was the propaganda trick at the time:

elbavaro · Commander in Chief

Trick?

Well .... there are movies showing tanks pushing trees down.

Maybe they were prepaired?

Mark Hansen · Legend

I think wuestehu means it was a typical act for the tanks, like a performing animal at the circus, rather than the tanks not being able to push trees down without help.

elbavaro · Commander in Chief

I see.

Thank you!