Jews at forced labor removing snow

Identifier
irn1004501
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.356.1
  • RG-60.4998
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
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EHRI Partner

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A title on the screen describes the very cold conditions under which the Reichsbahn is operating in Russia. Panning shots of snow covered train tracks and steaming locomotives. 01:36:19 Title on screen: Sowjetrussische Gefangene und Juden arbeiten in Minsk an der Beseitigung der Schneemassen [Soviet prisoners and Jews work on snow removal in Minsk]. High angle shot of women and men, many of them with badges affixed to the front and back of their jackets, removing snow from train tracks. More scenes showing the operation of trains in extremely cold and snowy weather. Shots of train cars and equipment covered in icicles. A man uses a pickaxe to remove snow.

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  • Conditions of Use and/or Copyright updated. Correspondence from Bundesarchiv in May 2023, initially sent to Leslie Swift states: no rights claimed anymore by Bundesarchiv, but we don't know who the rights holders might be

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