CinemaOSMovie · 1943 · 1h 30m

Comrades under Edelweiss

Erlebnisberichte deutscher Gebirgsjäger 1939 - 1942

75%(2)Documentary

This rare documentary was filmed with the participation and personal camera of Wolfgang Gorther, a German military cinematographer of the 1st mining division, who participated in the legendary ascent of Elbrus on the night of August 21, 1942. From the beginning of the Second World War and the last international winter sports week in Garmisch-Partenkirchen follows the invasion of the German troops into the Soviet Union: Dnieper, Zaporozhy, Kharkov, Rostov-on-Don, Nogaean Steppe, Caucasus – fighting at 50 degrees below zero, military expedition into the world of ice and snow; – ascent of mountain arrows and subsequent hoisting of flags on the Elbrus at an altitude of 5,633 meters.

Directed byWolfgang Gorter

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
DE
Released
January 2, 1943
Studios
VZ-HandelsgesellschaftVerlag Heitz & Höffkes

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Hans Ertl

Creative team
Directed by
Wolfgang Gorter
Written by
Wolfgang Gorter

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