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Burial at Belsen on the 9th day after liberation

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1991.251.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0059 | Film ID: 8

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    Burial at Belsen on the 9th day after liberation

    Overview

    Description
    SS men unload bodies from truck onto the shoulders of others who carry them to grave. Civilians and local officials watching. CU, bodies. Camera follows man with extremely emaciated female corpse slung over his shoulders. Dr. Klein picks up decaying body off of truck and expresses disgust. Full truck of corpses, one by one carried to ditch. Cameraman, Sgt. Lewis of the Army Film and Photo section, visible. Exhausted SS men continue carrying bodies one by one to ditch. CUs of emaciated bodies slung over shoulders of SS detail, camera follows men carrying bodies and focuses on various body parts of the dead.
    Duration
    00:02:05
    Date
    Event:  1945 April 23
    Locale
    Belsen, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Imperial War Museums
    Contributor
    Camera Operator: William Lawrie

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    16:02:21:00 to 16:04:26:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 8 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 9 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 8 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 9 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 8 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 9 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 8 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 9 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 8 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
      Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Preservation 9 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 8 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
      Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Preservation 9 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 8 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
      Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Preservation 9 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 8 Video: U-matic - 3/4 inch - NTSC
      Preservation 8 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small
      Preservation 9 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - small

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Imperial War Museums
    Conditions on Use
    For licensing enquiries and requests, contact Imperial War Museums (IWM) at filmcommercial@iwm.org.uk. IWM also offers limited services for non-commercial parties, such as for museums, armed forces, veterans and their immediate family, family history researchers, and students. For such purposes, contact film@iwm.org.uk.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this collection of film segments about the liberation of Belsen from the Imperial War Museum in London in March 1991.
    Copied From
    35mm positive b/w
    Film Source
    Imperial War Museums
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2540
    Source Archive Number: A700/308/2
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:59:48
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