German troops in Belgium; civilian refugees flee

Identifier
irn1003737
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.180.1
  • RG-60.4272
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
  • Heeresfilmstelle (Producer)

Scope and Content

Reel 1: 00:49.32 German troops on bicycles, through town (somewhere in Belgium). Streets and shops. Casino signs. Locals and German troops. Policeman. Belgium prisoners repairing a bridge, as civilians cross. German vehicles with WH markings, moving through a city street. Civilians with belongings piled on wagons, walking, along cobbled street. Horses. Men pushing a car loaded with belongings, small girl's face visible through car window. Elderly people and dog on top of cart. Children. Nuns. A group of civilians rest and watch the cameraman film them.

Note(s)

  • See departmental files for more detailed information in German from the Bundesarchiv. USHMM copied 41 of 149 meters.

  • Conditions of Use and/or Copyright updated. Correspondence from Bundesarchiv in May 2023, initially sent to Leslie Swift states: Public Domain. However, since copyright law may differ between the U.S. and Germany, Use statement U3 is being applied.

Subjects

  • NUNS
  • AUTOMOBILES
  • WEHRMACHTSAUFNAHMEN
  • REFUGEES
  • CAMERA OPERATORS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • CIVILIANS
  • CARTS/WAGONS
  • WOMEN
  • CHURCHES
  • HORSES
  • BELGIUM
  • CITIES
  • BICYCLES
  • TRUCKS
  • WEHRMACHT (GERMAN ARMY)
  • SHOPS
  • CAFES

Places

  • , Belgium

Genre

  • Unedited.
  • Film
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