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Invasion of Poland

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.311.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4710 | Film ID: 2864

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    Invasion of Poland

    Overview

    Description
    An American female narrator speaks over German newsreel footage showing the bombardment of the port of Danzig by the German ship Schleswig-Holstein. Polish and German officers confer as the Polish garrison surrenders. German soldiers hand out cigarettes to Polish POWs. German infantry advance on foot into Polish territory, accompanied by horse-drawn artillery. German troops advance across a field, under cover of artillery fire. Large numbers of Polish POWs marching and then eating in a large enclosure. Some look suspiciously at the camera. Polish refugees (probably Volksdeutsch) receive soup and bread from German troops. German troops enter Koenigshuette to cheers and Nazi salutes from the local (presumably ethnic German) population. On the Western front, German soldiers bury the crew of a French plane in Saarbruecken, with military honors. The mayor of Gdynia, Poland delivers the capitulation of his city to a German officer. Brief shot of civilians being marched down the street under guard (?). Some wear white armbands. Polish citizens watch grimly as the Germans pass by. German minesweeping ships in the Bay of Danzig; German soldiers practice strafing targets in an airfield. Aerial views of the damaged Bromberg airport. More Polish POWs marching and in a prison camp. German troops march into Krakow, watched by Polish civilians. A German honor guard presents arms at Marshal Pilsudski's grave. Dramatic shot of the gate to Pilsudski's crypt opening. German soldiers cross bridges. A captured British officer speaks into a microphone, saying that he has received good treatment at the hands of the Germans. Bombing Gdynia from the water. Smiling German infantry on the march.
    Film Title
    Ufa Newsreel Nr. 1
    Duration
    00:12:00
    Date
    Event:  1939
    Production:  1939
    Locale
    Bydgoszcz, Poland
    Saarbruecken, Germany
    Danzig, Germany
    Gdynia, Poland
    Krakow, Poland
    Koenigshuette, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    01:00:15:00 to 01:12:15:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2864 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2864 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2864 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2864 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2864 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2864 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2864 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2864 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

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Footage ordered by Cortina Productions for use in USHMM special exhibition "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
    Note
    See Story 3070, Film ID 2402 for duplicate footage.
    Copied From
    DBVT; b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5094
    Source Archive Number: 242 UFA 1
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:56:11
    This page:
    https:​/​/collections.ushmm.org​/search​/catalog​/irn1004205

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