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Quisling and Norwegian fascists
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000542
- English
- 1944
- Updated 1 year ago
UFA #688: LS of parade in Oslo, banner being carried. MS Uniformed men (units of Nasjonal Samling salute Vidkun Quisling). Women's unit. Onlookers don't appear too happy. LS of crowd looking on. CU of two different speakers in uniform.
Albert Speer at arms factory
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000543
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Group of German soldiers approaches factory workers eating at bench. Worker talking to group of soldiers as heavy object moves by on chain in FG and then out of furnace, officers watch. Good MSs of production process as molton hot object is molded. Soldier passes out cigarettes to workers standing next to him. Albert Speer in suit and overcoat, bareheaded, speaking to workers by whom he is surrounded. Speer facing camera. Workers standing and perched on deck above ground level, listen, CUs of various workers. Good long shot of men standing on ground level and those leaning over balcony of s...
Northern France; French Militia; Underground members
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000544
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Map of Northern France, "the battle for northern France." French militia come out of barracks, at attention with barbed wire in FG. CU of militia arm patch and face of militiaman. Prisoners (members of resistance) are led out doorway and marched away with their hands over their heads. CU of prisoner wearing glasses with his hands up, prisoners being questioned. Two cars used by underground (FFI) shot up on road, CU of bullet riddled windshield. Bicyclist searched by Germans at checkpoint. Auto is stopped, old man and passenger inspected by German. Germans walk up road and talk to farmer who...
Germans in occupied Ukraine
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000545
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Footage shot by a German cameraman during Germany's occupation of Ukraine in World War II. Footage with German photographers traveling through the Ukraine photographing cities, villages, and collective farms. The most extensive footage is taken with a female photographer from her trip to Ukraine in the summer of 1943. She traveled by plane and car from southern Ukraine (the Melitopol region) just north of Crimea, then along the Dnepr River northward over Dnepropetrovsk to Kiev and then due west to Rovno and then the border of General Government. Reel 8: 06:10:40 MLS Sheep, boy riding horse ...
Germans in Occupied Ukraine
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000546
- English
- 1943
- Updated 1 year ago
Footage shot by a German cameraman during Germany's occupation of Ukraine in World War II. Footage with German photographers traveling through the Ukraine photographing cities, villages, and collective farms. The most extensive footage is taken with a female photographer from her trip to Ukraine in the summer of 1943. She traveled by plane and car from southern Ukraine (the Melitopol region) just north of Crimea, then along the Dnepr River northward over Dnepropetrovsk to Kiev and then due west to Rovno and then the border of General Government. Reel 9: 06:20:07 LS Horses lined up on both s...
Luftwaffe in Romania
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000547
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
MLS Plane with German markings taxis in on runway. MS German General Galland climbs out from belly of plane, MS walks over to greeting committee which includes German and Romanian officers and shakes hands. CU as Galland speaks to German Luftwaffe officer. MS Officers standing together under prop of plane, they walk away. 6:51:17 German General, Prof. Sauerbruch "Medical General" visits wounded in Romanian hospital, talks to hospital staff, examines an X-ray, observes patients in whirlpool. Visits prosthesis workshop.
Serbian Collaborators
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000548
- English
- 1944
- Updated 1 year ago
General Jonic and Ministers Kostic and Ilya (officials of Serbian puppet government) attend swearing-in of Serbian anti-guerilla police divisions in Belgrade. LS from above, men in uniform in ranks in plaza. CU small shoulder patch. MS General Kostic (?) saluted to by junior officers; minister shakes hands with general and walks past men in review. General and ministers walk along path in courtyard and then up onto platform in plaza. MLS Uniformed men in rows with hats off raise right hands for swearing-in. LA shot of General swearing, then crossing himself. MS of two ministers on podium. (...
Hitler with Croatian Officials
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000549
- English
- 1944
- Updated 1 year ago
MS Hitler standing, gives small salute and shakes hands with Croatian leader Ante Pavelic. (Narration says Pavelic is accompanied by Ministers of Interior and Education. Ministry of Interior dealt with anti-Jewish legislation). CU of Croatian checkerboard emblem on car. MLS Hitler leads Croatian guest and German officials into conference room, remains standing talking to Pavelic. MS Himmler talking to four officers. General Keitel with Croatian official. Ribbentrop with two different Croatian officials. Himmler with two officers. MS Hitler, Pavelic, and German officer.
Liberation of Buchenwald
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000550
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
US Army and Lowell Thomas at Buchenwald camp just after liberation, torture devices simulated, corpses stacked in truck, pile of ashes, captured German POWs. Filmed by Dick Ham. Landing at Eschwege airfield, two oxen-pulling carts as Red Cross jeep passes on the road. CU of "Berlin" and "Dresden" road marker. MS civilians at city street corner, American jeep goes by. Column of German townspeople walking along road on way to view Buchenwald. Main camp gate. GIs clustered around as civilians enter. Various torture devices demonstrated. Thomas observes and is surrounded by many camp inmates. I...
Captured German POWs; camp victims and survivors
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000551
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Mr. Dixon chronicles the progress of the 99th Chemical Mortar Battalion, primarily in Germany, includes captured German POWs, victims of concentration camp, and liberated former camp inmates most still in uniforms walking in line along the road. Trip to Paris Arc de Triomphe, Tomb of Unknown soldier. Group shot of battalion commanders, army vehicles in snow of courtyard going back to front. Trucks full of captured German POWs coming across Bailey bridge. MLS American tanks and other artillery firing in the Colmar pocket. Camouflaged guns, destruction. German Tiger tank, soldier points to ar...
History of 303rd Field Artillery
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000552
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Col. Redding chronicles the progress of the 303rd Field Artillery, primarily in Germany, includes DPs, POWs, and camps for Russian and Polish refugees. Map of Marienbad. Footage of the spa town around May 5, 1945. Newspaper headlines: VE Day; "Churchill, King George Speak Today." GIs on lawn in front of hotel. Radio. Roads with released German POWs. Unit camps in field. Eating at table in field, setting up generator, setting up tents, writing home, boxing up souvenirs, kegs of beer come in. 12:26:16 Nuremberg Stadium, WS. (May 29 sent to Le Havre, France), Red Cross entertainment in field, ...
Zeilsheim DP Camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000553
- English
- 1945-1948
- Updated 1 year ago
Life at Zeilsheim DP camp (a small German town converted into a DP center), including a protest march and Robinson family members in various settings. All footage shot in camp. Fay and Alice play in snow, houses in BG. Joseph (born in Zeilsheim on August 25, 1946) in the baby carriage. Children play near house. Children and adults march, carrying flag of Star of David, in celebration of Lag B'Omer. Robinson family, including parents Ephraim and Sarah and children Fay, Alice, and Joseph, walk past sign "Zeilsheim Assembly Center, UNRRA Team." Robinson family entertains visitors. Children pla...
Prison camp, slave labor, atrocities
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000554
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
Slave labor, workshops, atrocities and leaders of camp are highlighted during war and at liberation. 01:01:09 Scrolling text, camp/place names superimposed over shots of atrocities, titles and credits. 01:03:49 AV Town and camp of Jasenovac, ruins of town. More scrolling text, HAS of photographer Steiner, (survivor/witness?) 01:06:33 MS of rounded up men being brought into labor camp by both German and Ustasa, archway of labor camp.
Prison camp, slave labor, atrocities
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000555
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
Slave labor, workshops, atrocities and leaders of camp are highlighted during war and at liberation. 01:07:10 Sign. MLS of large group of male prisoners with heads shaved. Siren and clock, men trudge up hill against big sky, men with horse-pulled carts as others work under observation. CU, men struggle with wheelbarrow full of stone and dirt, mixing cement, go up plank barefoot, watchtower guard, men at bread and water break. 01:09:27 Ustasa propaganda headlines regarding resettlement of Roma when they were being killed, CU of corpses of victims. Roma/Sinti men and women in field pulling ap...
Burials, trial of perpetrators, protest
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000556
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
Brief segment on memorial burial and trial of perpetrators. Newspaper headlines, tearful spectators attend burial of victims. CU men accused of crimes at town and camp at Jasenovac. MS as they stand in line in courtroom. AV of citizens marching in protest against atrocities of Jasenovac.
Crimes by Black Legion
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000557
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
Black Legion of Ustasa on manuevers and searching for partisans. Dancing at town festival. 01:17:20 LS Jeep moves along road, soldiers run across open ground, fire weapons from prone position, advance toward large farm house and maneuver around buildings. 01:18:01 Soldiers walk across road, CU next to jeep, Ustasa men appear to be wearing German uniforms with Ustasa insignia. One puts bird on his shoulder. POV through windshield of vehicle. CU of driver. 01:18:52 Ustasa officer salutes soldiers in street, walks to jeep. Men lift wooden road barrier. People hoe in field. Ustasa oversees civi...
Black Legion; Award Ceremony
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000558
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
Black Legion members receiving medals at ceremony. 01:24:07 Officer giving awards to a line of soldiers at attention. Large crowd of civilians watching. Village nestled against foot of mountain in BG. MCU of men receiving medals and saluting. Max Lubovitch (commandent of Jasenovac) in attendance. Rows of black-shirted recipients. 01:26:18 March past Nazi officer. Nazi reviews troops, local civilians watch. Banners. CU, civilians delivering speech to assembled people. MS monument, shots of soldiers strolling thru town.
Suffering of Romani people after 1943
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000559
- English
- 1943-1946
- Updated 1 year ago
Roma encampment, mostly women and children prior to being moved into enclosed (fenced) camp. Smoky campsite, VS of tents with women cooking, children look at camera. One women lights cigarette, pan to group of children, another tent. Woman in colorful blouse with water container. Tents in BG. Kids smile as she goes by, CU of container. MLS pan of campsite area, soldiers in BG. Women and children lined up for group portrait. MS of large badly damaged building.
Antisemitic Exhibit in Zagreb
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000560
- English
- 1942
- Updated 1 year ago
The production of an antisemitic exhibit. Gathering books and information, writing text, creation of "artwork," and preparation of propaganda. 01:31:29 Research Institute where traveling exhibit on "Jews" is to be assembled. People bring in whatever information they have on Jews including books and pamphlets. 01:35:42 Translations of parts of Talmud to find out what Jews thought of non-Jews. Preparation of text panels and illustrated art caricature of prosperous businessman. 01:38:04 Sculpting of stereotypic "Jewish" head, director gives preview to journalists. Shows map of Jewish expansion...
Jewish Extremists in Haifa; deported to Cyprus
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn1000561
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
LS Haifa harbor. British soldiers guard court building. Extremists accused of blowing up railroad brought to trial; out of truck, handcuffed, men and women. Illegal immigrants arrive in Haifa on the "Henrietta Szold" ship. Ship into dock. Women and children helped off boat. Barbed wire enclosure. Man kisses ground, put on ship to Cyprus.