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Exhumation of bodies massacred in the Katyn Forest

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1991.260.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0233 | Film ID: 200

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    Exhumation of bodies massacred in the Katyn Forest

    Overview

    Description
    Exhumations of bodies of 12,000 Polish army officers massacred by Soviets. Pan of forest edge from river. MLS pans of men digging in separate areas (cordoned off like archeological sites). Quick flashes of bodies meshed together in a ditch. Slow pan around. CU bodies caked with mud, piled up. CU on individual bodies. CU on the 4-star uniform of corpse. Hands tied behind backs. Bodies laid out, lifted up to camera. Carrying bodies out on stretcher. Shots of belongings of victims: money, cigar (taken from pocket of uniform), family photos, "Carte Celonkowski." The narrator explains that the personal effects of the victims were worthless to the perpetrators and expresses pity for the dead men. LS from above, pan of forest.
    Duration
    00:02:24
    Date
    Event:  1941
    Production:  1943 December 08
    Locale
    Katyn Forest, Soviet Union
    Smolensk, Soviet Union
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Genre/Form
    Documentary.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Mixed
    Time Code
    00:54:50:00 to 00:57:14:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 200 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 200 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 200 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 200 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 200 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 200 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 200 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 200 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 from the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany in September 1991. The footage was transferred at Bibo TV in Germany and obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
    Note
    This footage was not ordered by USHMM staff but was received with the BA order.
    Copied From
    35mm b/w print
    Film Source
    Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 515
    Source Archive Number: 36
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:54:24
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