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Der Magische Gurtel 1917-1918

This film chronicles German submarine warfare, depicting a successful voyage of U-boat U-35. Reel 1, a U-boat moves out to sea. The British steamer Parkgate is hit, the crew picked up, and the captain interrogated.

Shows German Captain Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere in a skiff as he is rowed out to and boards the U-Boat (U-35). The German submarine is docked adjacent to a German passenger liner. Orders are given to cast off and the U-Boat pulls away and head out to the North Sea.

The British Armed Steamer Parkgate forced to stop after skirmish. During WWI the British armed steamer “Parkgate” is seen from the deck of the German U-Boat, U-35, under command of Captain Lothar von Arnauld de la Periereon, on April 4, 1917. Members of the Parkgate crew come alongside the U-boat in lifeboats.

An explosives team from the U-boat rows to the Parkgate to set demolition charges that will help sink the ship. The U-boat crew fires deck gun to strike the Parkgate at the waterline. The Parkgate begins to take on water and list. A 7.6 cm gun can be seen on the stern of the Parkgate. The Parkgate’s bow tilts upwards and the ship sinks, with a large explosion as the ship boilers explode.

Shows two German U-Boats on surface in WWI.

Crew of a surfaced German submarine in WWI is seen on deck taking advantage of good weather to clean the deck gun. Officers in conning tower scan horizon with binoculars.

The neutral Spanish Asuraca steamer is sighted. The Imperial German Navy war ensign is displayed on U-Boat conning tower along with a nautical pennant bearing a white cross on red background, indicating the numeral “4.” The crew is also raising a bicolor nautical flag for the letter “H”. The German U-Boat signals for the Spanish steamer to send over a boat with an officer and ship papers. View of the single-stack Spanish steamer Asuarca. The officer is seen leaving the submarine and boarding the ships dinghy, to return to the Asuarca. The Asuarca carried no contraband and was therefore allowed to proceed unhindered.

Runtime: 00:10:29
Sound: no
Title cards in German

File: high definition 1920×1080/24p ProRes422.
Also available in PAL. Please designate PAL at checkout. There is a PAL handling fee per order of $25.