Baptism of Fire

5.4
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 91 min
  • Premiere: 1940. April 4.

The Legend of the Luftwaffe began in Poland, the first victim of Hitler's blitzkrieg. Combat cameramen filmed the aerial campaign, showing preparations for flight, massive air strikes, and the appalling devastation wreaked upon Polish towns and armies.

Discover

Herbert Gernot

Narrator (voice)

Adolf Hitler

Self - Führer und Reichskanzler

Crew

Erwin Bleeck-Wagner

Cinematography

Walter Conz

Cinematography

Erich Dörk

Cinematography

Wolfgang Goßmann

Cinematography

Albert Kling

Cinematography

Arthur Lincke

Cinematography

Bruno Lötsch

Cinematography

Günther Petrusch

Cinematography

Heinz Ritter

Cinematography

Wilhelm Siem

Cinematography

Heinz von Jaworsky

Cinematography

Directing

Hans Bertram

Director

Editing

Production

Wilhelm Stöppler

Production Manager