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Civilians at Weimar

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2268 | Film ID: 856

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    Civilians at Weimar
    Transcript
    1,200 civilians walked from the neighboring city of Weimar
    to begin a forced tour of the camp.
    There are many smiling faces.
    And according to observers, at first,
    the Germans act as though this was something
    being staged for their benefit
    One of the first things that the German civilians see
    as they reach the interior of the camp
    is the parchment displayed.
    On a table for all to gaze upon is a lampshade
    made of human skin, made at the request of an SS officer's
    wife.
    Large pieces of skin have been used for painting pictures,
    many of an obscene nature.
    There are two heads which have been shrunk
    to one fifth their normal size.
    These and other exhibits of Nazi origin
    are shown to the townspeople.
    The camera records the changes in facial expressions
    as the Weimar citizens leave the parchment display.
    The tour continues with a forced inspection of the camp's living
    quarters, where the stench, filth, and misery
    defied description.
    They see the result of lack of care
    and the bad case of trench foot.
    Other evidences of horror, brutality, and human indecency
    are shown.
    And these people are compelled to see
    what their own government had perpetrated.
    Correspondents assigned to the book and vault story
    have given wide notice to the well-fed, well-dressed
    appearance of the German civilian population
    of the Weimar area.

    Overview

    Description
    German civilians march along country road to tour Weimar camp. Parchment made of human skin, shrunken heads, and emaciated/wounded survivors. Truck bed of corpses. Pan to crowd looking at inmates lined up behind barbed wire.
    Film Title
    Atrocities
    Duration
    00:02:58
    Date
    Event:  1945
    Production:  1945
    Locale
    Weimar, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Mixed
    Time Code
    02:29:52:00 to 02:32:50:00
    Film Format
    • Master
      • Master 856 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 856 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 856 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 856 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
      • Preservation 856 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 856 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 856 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 856 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
    Note
    Refer to SSFVA files for a source list of the miscellaneous film "Atrocities" cataloged at NARA as 111 M 1190. Sources include March of Time, News of the Day, Signal Corps, MGM, Fox Movietone News, American Newsreel Pool, Universal Newsreel, and others.
    Copied From
    35mm; b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1923
    Source Archive Number: 111 M 1190 R6
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:48:34
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