Funeral for Ernst vom Rath

Identifier
irn1000224
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.260.1
  • RG-60.0315
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Scope and Content

Views from the funeral train as it passes military troops at attention, civilian crowds at train stations, bridges adorned with swastikas and flooded by saluting military and civilians; occasional views of flower-draped casket on the train. View of train pulling into Dusseldorf station; swastika on front of engine. Views of soldiers, dignitaries at the station. Swastika-draped casket is carried from station and placed on a rolling carriage. VAR views as massive funeral cortege proceeds down wide avenue: swastika banners draped above the street; crowds pack the sidewalks; all levels of military personnel are on display. Brief shots of the funeral attended by Hitler, SA, Italian Fascists, etc. INT, Joachim von Ribbentrop speaks.

Subjects

Places

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.