Ceremony honoring men who murdered Walther Rathenau
Creator(s)
- Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
- Landesfilmstelle Halle-Merseburg der NSDAP (Producer)
Scope and Content
Group of young men and women sitting on a hillside. The scene switches to show women and uniformed men sitting in a beer garden. In both scenes the women wear matching dresses. Uniformed men march down a road. SA men walk toward the camera carrying flower wreaths. The occasion is the dedication of a plaque honoring Erwin Kern and Hermann Fischer for the murder in 1922 of Walther Rathenau, who was the German Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic and a Jew. SS men stand at attention. One man holds a standard that indicates his unit is from Kassel. CU of the wreath and the grave of Kern and Fischer. Hermann Ehrhardt, Ernst Roehm, and Heinrich Himmler arrive at the ceremony at the head of a large contingent. Also depicted are Manfred von Killinger and Fritz Sauckel. Roehm speaks into a large microphone. Men take turns laying wreaths at the grave. Roehm and Himmler greet others. After the ceremony, women and children pose in a large group for the camera. 01:27:41 Rudolf Jordan, Gauleiter of Halle-Merseburg walks toward the camera. SA men march past and salute Roehm and Himmler.
Note(s)
Record updated based on the feedback below. Requested By Gary Costello costellogary@ymail.com Patron Type - Question USHMM Collections Search Feedback Submitted 04/02/2023 01:30:43 [Historical Film] Request Priority Standard (two weeks) Details USHMM Collections Search Feedback Submitted 04/02/2023 01:30:43 [Historical Film] Submitted: 04/02/2023 01:30:43 Given Name: Gary Surname: Costello Email: costellogary@ymail.com Message: Also visible in the film are Manfred von Killinger(10:26:47:09), Fritz Sauckel(10:26:49:11) and Hermann Ehrhardt(10:26:28:11) Record Title: Ceremony honoring men who murdered Walther Rathenau Accession Number: 2009.356.1 RG Number: RG-60.4996
Subjects
- SS (SCHUTZSTAFFEL)
- SPEECHES
- SA (STURMABTEILUNG)
- JORDAN, RUDOLF
- HIMMLER, HEINRICH
- ROEHM, ERNST
- CEREMONIES
- GAULEITER
- GRAVES
- MICROPHONES
Places
- Halle, Germany
Genre
- Documentary.
- Film
Copies
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