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Invasion of Poland

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2009.244.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4863 | Film ID: 2866

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    Invasion of Poland

    Overview

    Description
    Funeral in Gdansk of Gauleiter Joseph Wessel, who was shot by a "Polish gang," followed by footage of ethnic German refugees fleeing alleged persecution by the Poles. CUs of women and blond children with tear-stained faces. Extreme CU of an older man wearing glasses and an older woman in a head scarf. Burning houses supposedly set on fire by the Poles. The newsreel cuts off abruptly.
    Film Title
    Ufa Tonwoche
    Duration
    00:01:37
    Date
    Event:  1939 September
    Censor:  1939 September 07
    Locale
    Poland
    Danzig, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv
    Contributor
    Producer: UFA Tonwoche

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    01:22:58:00 to 01:24:35:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2866 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
    Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesarchiv.
    Conditions on Use
    Researchers who wish to use this footage should contact the Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv at filmbenutzung@bundesarchiv.de to sign a release, or submit the online request form at: https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Content/Downloads/request-for-use-av-material.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this footage from the Bundesarchiv in December 2008 for use in the special exhibition, "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
    Copied From
    16mm
    Film Source
    Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5258
    Source Archive Number: UTW 470/1939 R1
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:58:13
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