Eisenhower visiting concentration camp at liberation
Creator(s)
- United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
- David Haspel & Associates
Scope and Content
US propaganda/documentary film about World War II. A post-war U.S. narrative of intentions in Germany. Brief footage of a former prisoner (survivor) with scarf speaking to soldiers in a liberated camp. Eisenhower visiting the camp (probably Ohrdruf). Pile of corpses in doorway of barracks.
Note(s)
This footage comes from a Signal Corps reel and was integrated in the documentary "Lest We Forget". Entire film runs 85 minutes. See Story 133, Film ID 156 for Reels 1 through 6 of this documentary, and Story 20, Film ID 4 for Reels 7 through 9. See Stories 33 and 3433, Film ID 5 for possible duplicate footage.
Subjects
- SURVIVORS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
- BARRACKS
- CORPSES
- CONCENTRATION CAMPS
- GERMANY
- EISENHOWER, DWIGHT
- CONCENTRATION CAMPS (LIBERATION)
- LIBERATION
Places
- , Germany
Genre
- Film
- Documentary.
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