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German invasion of Poland and USSR

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.311.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4714 | Film ID: 2864

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    German invasion of Poland and USSR

    Overview

    Description
    Title: The German Invasion of Russia Autumn of 1941. American narration describes the German invasion of the USSR. Fires and other devastation in USSR; Soviet POWs. Germans attack Poland in 1939. Clips of battle footage (from German newsreels) while the narrator enumerates the countries invaded by the Nazis. German bombers attack USSR. A German soldier tears down a banner containing a portrait of Stalin. A German soldier raises a barrier at the border. German soldiers enter the USSR on bicycle, foot and on tanks. Bombs dropped on Soviet territory. Nice shot of a long line of German tanks disappearing into the distance. The tank in the rear has a swastika painted on it. Camouflaged infantry. German animated map showing the invasion route. Long-range artillery and bombing of an unnamed Russian city. Sense of overwhelming force. More battle footage.
    Film Title
    Film Bulletin
    Duration
    00:08:43
    Date
    Event:  1939-1941
    Production:  1942
    Locale
    Poland
    Soviet Union
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    01:40:46:00 to 01:49:29:00
    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
    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
    Footage ordered by Cortina Productions for use in USHMM special exhibition "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
    Note
    The Film Bulletin series was issued by the War Department.
    Copied From
    35mm FGMC; b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5098
    Source Archive Number: 111 FB 17, R. 1
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:45:48
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