[1] It was produced by the Oberkommando des Heeres, the German Army High Command, rather than the Propaganda Ministry of Joseph Goebbels.

[6] The Nazi journal "Der deutsche Film" called Sieg im Westen "the greatest of all German newsreels.

"[7] Unlike many other German propaganda films, Sieg im Westen does not belittle the enemy, instead admitting that the French soldiers fought gallantly.

[8] The war is presented "from above"; the battles are depicted as smooth forward advances on the map, with results from reports at the front.

[11][12] On 14 August 1940, more than a dozen German Generals who had (three weeks prior) been appointed Field Marshal after the successful Westfeldzug[13] were in Berlin to be presented with their ceremonial batons.