Point system discharge; Interview of prisoners, Dachau

Identifier
irn1001400
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.2280
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Alfred Levy (Camera Operator)
  • Hines (Sound Contributor)
  • United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • Bushweller (Camera Operator)
  • Shepherd (Sound Contributor)

Scope and Content

01:23:09 Point System Discharge, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, May 30, 1945. Interview of three Staff Sgts eligible for discharge on point system. Each tells of the combat duties and delight in being able to return to the US. 01:27:33 (LIB 6562) Interview of Prisoners, Dachau, Germany, May 5, 1945. MCU off-screen voice interviews Dr. Hussarek of Czechoslovakia, who tells how he was hung by his wrists to the point where he could not even feed himself. (The doctor speaks in German.)

Subjects

  • PRISONERS (CZECH)
  • PRISONERS
  • DACHAU
  • INTERVIEWS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
  • MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS
  • CONCENTRATION CAMPS
  • DOCTORS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY

Places

  • Oahu, HI, United States
  • Dachau, Germany

Genre

  • Film
  • Unedited.
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