Yugoslavia during wartime: A view through an amateur film.

[D_Dutch]

Hello,

A while ago I bought a 8mm film from a forum member and I started uploading small fragments of the film on Youtube. Some parts of the film show Yugoslavia during the war, and also show Panzer units there, maybe the 11. Panzer-Division? Also a very nice (but very short) fragment of a aircraft which was maybe captured by the Germans. This is only the first part but I shall upload more fragments of the film the coming days. If you have any information that could make the film more interresting, please share!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBzxxUwzkEo

With kind regards,

Koen.

[i.spring]

Hay Koen great job love to see these old private films.
Fantastic job !

Can I ask, how did you get the old 8mm film or 16mm film onto a digital format ?
Did you do something yourself or use a company and if so, which ?

I have a small mountain of private ww2 films including some great color private films of the afrika korp i must get professionally scanned.

Thanks again for your great work.
Ian :-)

[101combatvet]

I enjoyed watching this film also.... any idea of the general location?

[i.spring]

I just had a quick look on my computer and found one scan from one of my original afrika korp color films.

Ian :-)

[padalec]

This film ist from april 41,Serbia,Kingdom of Yugoslavia,bombing DC Belgrad

[101combatvet]

This film ist from april 41,Serbia,Kingdom of Yugoslavia,bombing DC Belgrad

Thanks!

[D_Dutch]

This film ist from april 41,Serbia,Kingdom of Yugoslavia,bombing DC Belgrad

Hello,

Thanks for identifying the location! I actually googled a bit due to your comment and found a church that is in Belgrad, which is also being shown on an other part of the film!

Can I ask, how did you get the old 8mm film or 16mm film onto a digital format ?
Did you do something yourself or use a company and if so, which ?

Hello Ian,

Thanks for the kind comment. The seller of the film was kind enough to send me the digital format of the film on a DVD!
Also, that is a very cool looking colour film you have there! Amateur films of Germans are unfortunately so seldom for sale...

With kind regards,

Koen.

[i.spring]

Cool Koen.

Thanks again.
I love to see these !

Ian

[D_Dutch]

Cool Koen.

Thanks again.
I love to see these !

Ian

I shall try to upload other parts of the film on Youtube the coming days, the file is quite large and my computer quite slow so it takes a bit of time haha.
As soon as I have uploaded it I shall post a link in this topic.

Greetings,

Koen.

[i.spring]

Cool.

Look forward to seeing more !

Best wishes.
Ian