Interview of prisoners, Dachau

Identifier
irn1001402
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.2282
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

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

Scope and Content

(LIB 6561) Interview of Prisoners, Dachau, Germany, May 5, 1945. MSs, CUs off-screen voice interviews Mr. Demagala of Poland. Mr. Demagala explains how the prisoners were used for medical experiments by German doctors. MSs Father Michalowsky, a Polish priest, tells his experiences as a prisoner of the Nazis, as does another Polish prisoner. MSs, CUs Mr. Cirkowietz, a German medic who worked in the malaria section of the camp, relates his experiences. MSs Dr. Hassarek of Czechoslovakia tells how he was hung by his wrists. (All prisoners speak in German).

Subjects

  • MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS
  • CONCENTRATION CAMPS
  • PRISONERS
  • MEDICAL PERSONNEL
  • DACHAU
  • DOCTORS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY
  • INTERVIEWS
  • PRISONERS (CZECH)
  • CLERGY
  • PRISONERS (POLISH)

Places

  • Dachau, Germany

Genre

  • Unedited.
  • Film
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