# Sky Hounds

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***Sky Hounds*** (German: ***Himmelhunde***) is a 1942 German [war](/source/War_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Roger von Norman](/source/Roger_von_Norman) and starring [Malte Jaeger](/source/Malte_Jaeger), [Waldemar Leitgeb](/source/Waldemar_Leitgeb) and [Albert Florath](/source/Albert_Florath).[1]

The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [Hermann Asmus](/source/Hermann_Asmus). It was made at [Babelsberg Studios](/source/Babelsberg_Studios) with [location shooting](/source/Location_shooting) taking place at the [Hornberg](/source/Hornberg) airfield.

## Synopsis

The film portrays [Hitler Youth](/source/Hitler_Youth) learning to build and fly [gliders](/source/Glider_(aircraft)) in preparation for their joining the [Luftwaffe](/source/Luftwaffe) when they are older.

## Cast

- [Malte Jaeger](/source/Malte_Jaeger) as Obertruppführer Kilian
- [Waldemar Leitgeb](/source/Waldemar_Leitgeb) as Standartenführer Hauff
- [Albert Florath](/source/Albert_Florath) as Werkmeister Grundler
- [Lutz Götz](/source/Lutz_G%C3%B6tz) as Truppführer Schäfer
- [Josef Kamper](/source/Josef_Kamper) as Sturmführer Wagner
- [Toni von Bukovics](/source/Toni_von_Bukovics) as Frau Grundler
- [Klaus Pohl](/source/Klaus_Pohl_(actor)) as Lagerkoch
- [Erik Schumann](/source/Erik_Schumann) as Werner Gundler, Himmelshund
- [Volkmar Geiszer](/source/Volkmar_Geiszer) as Paul, Himmelshund
- [Hermann Pack](/source/Hermann_Pack) as Schulze, Himmelshund
- [Horst Neutze](/source/Horst_Neutze) as Petersen, Himmelshund
- [Bernhard Schramm](/source/Bernhard_Schramm) as Isemann, Himmelshund
- [Hermann Dodel](/source/Hermann_Dodel) as Nägele, Himmelshund
- [Harald Zusanek](/source/Harald_Zusanek) as Bannführer Friedrich
- [Georg Vogelsang](/source/Georg_Vogelsang)
- [Erna Heidersdorf](/source/Erna_Heidersdorf)
- [Edgar Hollot](/source/Edgar_Hollot)
- [Siegmar Schneider](/source/Siegmar_Schneider)
- [Rudolf Vones](/source/Rudolf_Vones)

## References

1. Richards p. 375

## Bibliography

- Richards, Jeffrey (1973). [*Visions of Yesterday*](https://archive.org/details/visionsofyesterd0000rich). Routledge & K. Paul. ISBN 978-0-7100-7576-5.

## External links

- [Sky Hounds](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159476/) at IMDb

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