USMC 108211: NATO Cruise 1975

Item Description
Title
USMC 108211: NATO Cruise 1975

Citation information
USMC 108211: NATO Cruise 1975. (122-1083-75; R-1-3; 10-1906.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3571

Marine Corps Library Number
8385-16

Additional identifiers
122-1083-75; R-1-3; 10-1906

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108211

Decade
1970

Date
1975-09

Description
NATO Cruise 1975, Operation Straffe Zugel. Marines cook ""C"" rations and sleep. A German farmer goes about his work. Marines move through wooded area and on hardtop roads alongside West German military forces. Marines set up 60mm mortar and M60 machine gun, put up camouflaged netting and apply grease paint to their faces. Marines take prone firing position, advance by crawling and on foot, aim a 3.5 rocket launcher and a M191 flame weapon. Marine stands atop a parked M48 tank. German light observation helicopter in flight. Marines engage with German children. Marines board and disembark CH53 and CH46 helicopters. German tank crew and German soldiers go about work. CH46 helicopters idle. Damage of CH46 helicopter is documented.

Location(s)
Germany

Camera crew
Lawrence, A.E.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed September to December 1975

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
6th Marines


Battalion
2nd Battalion


Squadron
HMM-263


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
440

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
01/04/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
12:18

Digital file type
video/H264