Baptism of Fire
5.8
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.
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Cast
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Herbert Gernot
Narrator (voice)
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Diesel
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Hermann Göring
Self
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Pogrzeb Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 12-V-18-V 1935
Adolf Hitler
Self - Führer und Reichskanzler
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Neville Chamberlain
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Hans Bertram Director · Norbert Schultze Composer Heinz von Jaworsky Cinematographer
First release April 4, 1940 · Produced in Germany · Original title Feuertaufe - Der Film vom Einsatz unserer Luftwaffe im polnischen Feldzug
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Tobis Filmkunst
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Germany
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Original title
Feuertaufe - Der Film vom Einsatz unserer Luftwaffe im polnischen Feldzug
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 4, 1940
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No release date listed for United States.
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