Oesel genommen 1917

1. part 1 subtitles: embarkation of troops in Libau.
Image: troop carrier in the port of Libau.
2. subtitles: The troop transport ships await their use.
Image: troop carrier in the port of Libau.
3. subtitles: torpedo boat flotillas.
Image: VI. torpedo boat flotilla in the port.
4. subheads: aircraft motherships.
Image: Pan along a vessel;
Seaplane tender "Santa Elena" sea;
Float plane water temp in the vicinity of the vessel;
Sailor gives nod signals.
5. the preparations for the company begin with the loading of lorries on the transport ship.
Image: Cranes lift trucks on board;
including a kitchen car.
6 subheads: Light and heavy artillery will disappear inside the huge transport steamer.
Image: Cranes lift light and heavy guns on board.
7 subtitles: Horses are brought on board by carrying boxes.
Image: Cranes transport the horses in crates on board.
8 subtitles: Troops awaiting their embarkation. Image: Troops wait at the marine port authority;
assembled rifles;
the first soldiers beyond derricks on board.
9 subtitles: Battalion to battalion comes on board.
Image: Soldiers beyond derricks on board;
Soldiers go below deck.
10 subtitles: The field kitchen on board.
Image: food output of a field kitchen on board.
11 subtitles: Vans leave the port of Libau.
Photo: Exit the troop transport from the port of Libauer, disembark from taken;
Encounter with the cruisers "Danzig" and "Emden II".
12 subtitles: The port gate.
Image: Passing the port gate;
Soldiers on the deck.
13 subtitles: dispatch boat takes back with greetings to the home.
Image: torpedo boat "T 132" brings back dispatches;
waving crew of the torpedo boat.
14 subtitles: on the ride through the minefields.
Image: Soldiers with life jackets on the deck.
15 intertitles: Ösel-Wiek course!
Image: Transmission of messages by wink - and flag signals.

2. part 1. Subtitles: Disembarkation of the troops and landing.
2. subheads: Capital ships in the direction of Ösel-Wiek.
"Moltke" image: Battlecruiser and battleship "King" on the trip to the island of Ösel.
3. subtitles: Full steam ahead.
Image: Steam rising from the chimneys.
4. subheads: Enlighten the zeppelins and flying.
Image: A seaplane and a Zeppelin fly over the convoy.
5. subheads: Heavy seas!
Image: ship of the line in heavy seas, waves hitting overboard.
6 subheads: before the island Saaremaa.
Image: Tagga Bay of the island in sight, by Board out.
7 subtitles: Cyclists squadrons to boot first.
Image: Loading of bicycles;
Settle the boats.
8 subtitles: Rôle of infantry. Image: Next settle the tenders with the cyclist companies;
Steam Pinnace drags the dinghies in a convoy to the island;
Boats from the infantry Board from seen;
Soldiers go by means of rope ladders aboard the boats;
Dinghies are towed in a convoy to the island.
9 subtitles: The landing.
Image: Seen the landing from the sea;
wide front of boats towards the island.
10 subtitles: Unload of the horses in Landungsprahme.
Image: Unload the horses;
a crane lifts the crates aboard and put them on the prams;
the horses in the prams;
the empty crates go back aboard;
seen the landing from the shore;
Sailors of Cruiser ¿Königsberg¿pull a prams ashore;
Horses run ashore.
11 subtitles: The first Russian prisoners.
Image: Taken prisoners in line.
German officers and naval officers walk down the front.
12 intertitles: Conquered sparks station. Photo: Group of small huts with radio mast;
Sailor Get up the roof and wave signals.
13 subtitles: The first night on Saaremaa.
Image: Van on the conquered radio station;
Camping (bivouac) on the beach.

A documentary showing the German landing in Saaremaa (Estonia) during World War I. In the fist part the debarkation of soldiers and military equipment is shown. In the second part the landing operation is shown.

Year of Production:

1917

Censorship date: 31.10.1917

Censorship decision:

Freigegeben

Control institute:

Polizeipräsidium Berlin

Film length (in m):

666

Control number:

41157

Censorship date: 31.10.1917

Censorship decision:

Frei für Kinder u. Jugendliche

Control institute:

Lehrerkommission Hamburg

Control number:

5609

Censorship date: 11.01.1918

Censorship decision:

Freigegeben

Control institute:

Militärzensur München

Control number:

3737

Censorship date: 29.10.1921

Censorship decision:

Frei für Kinder u. Jugendliche

Control institute:

Filmprüfstelle Berlin

Film length (in m):

657

Control number:

4593

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Production Company:

Reichsfilmstelle (1921); Bild- und Film-Amt (1917)

Censorship Applicant:

Reichsfilmstelle (bei Zweitzensur 1921)

Film Format:

35 mm; 35 mm; 35 mm; 35 mm

Colour:

b/w; b/w; b/w; b/w

Audio:

Silent; Silent; Silent; Silent

Language (intertitles):

German