Hitler Youth

Identifier
irn1004604
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.124.1
  • RG-60.1334
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Japanese
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

Brief shot of Karl Doenitz follwed by a one man torpedo in the water. A man wearing a Ritterkreuz gets out of a small submarine. Scenes from the Pacific: Japanese pilots in the cockpit (staged); bombing ships; conference with Allied soldiers somewhere in the Pacific. Narration is Japanese. 03:05:47 CUs of German soldiers in battle. Good CUs of faces. Overhead shot of a large group of Hitler Youth boys who have volunteered for the war effort [Kriegsfreiwilliger]. The leader of the ceremony announces that 70% of the boys from the class of 1928 have enlisted. Deutsche Wochenschau eagle on screen.

Subjects

  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY
  • CEREMONIES
  • DOENITZ, KARL
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • HITLER YOUTH
  • SUBMARINES
  • BATTLES
  • FLAGS
  • AIRPLANES
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (ALLIES)
  • SHIPS

Places

  • , Pacific Ocean
  • , Germany

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.