Oesel genommen

Summary

1. Part 1. Intertitle: The troops embark in Liepāja. Image: Troop transporter in the harbour at Liepāja.

2. Intertitle: The troop transport ships wait to be used. Image: Troop transporter in the harbour at Liepāja.

3. Intertitle: Flotillas of torpedo boats. Image: 6th Torpedo Boat Flotilla in the harbour.

4. Intertitle: Seaplane mother ships. Image: Pan along a ship; seaplane mother ship "Santa Elena" at sea; seaplane lands on the water near the ship; sailor sends semaphore message.

5. Intertitle: Preparations for the operation begin with the loading of trucks onto the transport steamers. Image: Cranes lift lorries on board; included is a mobile kitchen.

6. Intertitle: Heavy and light artillery vanishes into the interior of the huge transport steamer. Image: Cranes lift light and heavy mortars on board.

7. Intertitle: Horses are brought on board in crates. Image: Cranes transport the horses on board in the crates.

8. Intertitle: Troops wait for their embarkation. Image: Troops wait at the naval port authority; groups of rifles standing together; the first soldiers go on board up the gangway.

9. Intertitle: Battalion after battalion comes aboard. Image: Soldiers go on board up gangway; soldiers go below deck.

10. Intertitle: The field kitchen on board. Image: Distribution of food at a field kitchen on board.

11. Intertitle: Transporters leave the Liepāja harbour. Image: Departure of the troop transporter from the Liepāja harbour, filmed from on board; encounter with the cruisers "Danzig" and "Emden II".

12. Intertitle: The harbour gateway. Image: Passing through the harbour gateway; soldiers on board.

13. Intertitle: Dispatch boat takes greetings back to the homeland. Image: Torpedo boat "T 132" brings back dispatches; waving crew of the torpedo boat.

14. Intertitle: Through minefields on the way. Image: Soldiers with life jackets on deck.

15. Intertitle: Destination Oesel! Image: Messages exchanged by semaphore and flags.

2. Part 1. Intertitle: Disembarkation of troops and landing.

2. Intertitle: Capital ships headed for Oesel. Image: The battle cruiser "Moltke" and the warship "König" en route to the island of Oesel.

3. Intertitle: Full steam ahead. Image: Steam rises from the funnels.

4. Intertitle: Zeppelins and airplanes act as spotters. Image: A seaplane and a zeppelin overfly the convoy.

5. Intertitle: Rough sea! Image: Warship in heavy seas, waves crash over deck.

6. Intertitle: Before the island of Oesel. Image: Tagalaht with the island in sight, seen from on board.

7. Intertitle: The bicycle companies disembark first. Image: Unloading the bicycles; letting the boats down.

8. Intertitle: Disembarkation of infantry. Image: Letting the dinghies down continues with the bicycle companies; a steam pinnace pulls the dinghies in convoy to the island; disembarkation of the infantry seen from on board; soldiers get into the boats via rope ladders; dinghies pulled to the island in convoys.

9. Intertitle: The landing. Image: The landing, seen from the sea; a wide front of boats in the direction of the island.

10. Intertitle: Unloading the horses in landing barges. Image: Unloading the horses; on board a crane lifts the transport crates and places them on the barge; the horses on the barge; the empty transport crates go back on board; the landing seen from land; sailors of the cruiser "Königsberg" pull a barge to shore; horses are led onto land.

11. Intertitle: The first Russian prisoners. Image: Prisoners assembled in a line; German officers and naval officers inspect them.

12. Intertitle: Captured communications station. Image: Group of small huts with radio mast; sailor stands on the roof and signals in semaphore.

13. Intertitle: The first night on Oesel. Image: Baggage carts at the captured radio station; bivouac on the beach.

Source: Bundesarchiv (Translation)