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Wuhlfel burial of Russian POWs

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2004.712.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4323 | Film ID: 2743

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    Wuhlfel burial of Russian POWs

    Overview

    Description
    (LIB 6231) Disinterment, Reburial of Russian Prisoners of War, Wuhlfel, Germany, May 2, 1945
    Head-on shots, several Russian civilians riding bicycles; red flag on handlebars of first bike. LSs, city hall building in Hanover. MSs, CUs, German civilians dig up bodies of 250 murdered Russian prisoners. MSs, bodies are wrapped in white sheets, placed in trucks, and transported to reburial grounds. VAR, released Russian slave laborers observing reburial. Pan from German civilians carrying bodies to Russian flag flyings atop pole. CU, Russian flag lowered to half-mast. MCU, US chaplain conducting services. MS, Honor Guard firing volley.
    Duration
    00:07:36
    Date
    Event:  1945 May 02
    Locale
    Wuhlfel, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
    Camera Operator: Hardwick

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    03:12:03:00 to 03:19:39:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2743 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 2743 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 2743 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 2743 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2743 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2743 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2743 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2743 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small

    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

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this footage from the National Archives and Records Administration in November 2004.
    Note
    See RG-60.4322, Film ID 2743 for more burial scenes in Wuhlfel.
    Copied From
    35mm MPS
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 4611
    Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 4186
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:14
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