German campaign in Poland: Polish POWs; Warsaw; German military
Creator(s)
- Herbert Windt (Music)
- Heinz Jaworsky (Camera Operator)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Fritz Hippler (Director)
- Sepp Algeier (Camera Operator)
- Walter Frentz (Camera Operator)
Scope and Content
Summary: The German viewpoint of events prior to and during the Polish campaign. Reel 7: shows masses of abandoned equipment and Polish POWs. German and Russian units meet. Hitler poses in front of besieged Warsaw. German armor and infantry enter the city after its capitulation.
Note(s)
Retransfer copy. See Story 1123, Film ID 933 for duplicate footage. See also Story 816, Film ID 518 for a transfer of this reel in German. See publication in USHMM Library: "Feldzug in Polen" 1939. Monograph on content, background, production, published by Institut fuer den wissenschaftlichen Film, Goettingen. Produced in Germany Acquired by US Army Signal Corps
Subjects
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (SOVIET)
- POWS (POLISH)
- POLAND
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
- HITLER, ADOLF
Places
- Warsaw, Poland
Genre
- Film
- Propaganda.
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.