Strikes and demonstrations in Berlin

Identifier
irn1000263
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.260.1
  • RG-60.0291
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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Scope and Content

04:07:24 Title, "Generalstreik. Bürgerkrieg." [General strike. Civil War.] Children of all ages and a few adults march down a crowded street. They wave flags as other civilians and police men stand watching from the sidelines. 04:08:26 Title, "1920. Innere Kämpfe." [Internal Struggles.] A massive crowd is gathered for a strike/demonstration in Berlin (possibly March 13, 1920). Several people carry banners and red flags. Panning shot of a factory as seen from a rooftop. Trucks carry groups of people and bicyclists ride alongside factory tracks. 04:08:48 Title, "Kapp-Putsch." Men and a few women scurry around a bustling square, scattering. Policemen check citizens' papers as they walk by. 04:08:58 Title, "Abstimmungsfeiern in Oberschlesien und Ostpreußen." Two men talk and shake hands. A wealthy dressed man and woman stand by a ship smiling. 04:09:06 Overhead shots through a window down an alley/street of police chasing people down different streets (possibly May 1, 1929). Policemen direct foot traffic and march through a park. Extreme WS of intersection, more overhead shots of people scattering, a passing truck, a horse-drawn carriage, and someone pushing a cart. Men run down the street. A policeman chases and tries to knock down a man. 04:09:42 Title, "Helfferich."

Note(s)

  • See also Story 236, Film ID 200. There is very little information documenting this footage at the Bundesarchiv, and according to their documentation, the rights for "Der deutsche Rückzug und die Schlacht von Arras" are with the Imperial War Museums in London.

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