French fascist Jacques Doriot

Identifier
irn1000144
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.252.1
  • RG-60.0629
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Portuguese
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

French fascist Jacques Doriot addresses "Legion of French Volunteers" in Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris. Huge audience inside velodrome including German officers and CU of Vichy officers. MS officer at podium giving Nazi salute. Doriot speaking in French at podium in profile. Talks of difficult combat of winter of 1941 and 1942. MS German officers in front row. People in crowd give fascist salute. Additional unrelated footage: 3:44:39 to 3:47:40 Map showing Shitomir, Kirowograd, and Nikopol. German and Hungarian troops near Stanislavov, USSR, relaxing sleeping, being reviewed, marching, fighting on Eastern front. German Colonel Lippert decorates troops.

Note(s)

  • Also known as OSS 252 at NARA.

Subjects

  • DORIOT, JACQUES
  • FASCISTS
  • FRANCE
  • COLLABORATORS (FRENCH)
  • MAPS

Places

  • Paris, France

Genre

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