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German invasion and capture of Antwerp, Leuven, and Brussels

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.149.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2398 | Film ID: 940

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    German invasion and capture of Antwerp, Leuven, and Brussels

    Overview

    Description
    MCU, German troops during street fight. MS, pan, German soldier on motorcycle in city streets. MS, German troops firing in harbor. LS, shells exploding across bay. 02:02:44 German troops crossing river Schelde in small boats, with the cathedral of Antwerp in the background. MS, pan, German troops on dock with equipment. LS, oil refinery under fire and burning, large oil tanks, black smoke. 02:03:37 Boerentoren, Antwerp. MS, city streets captured by Germans. Group of German soldiers, looking down canal. MCU, German troops sleeping in city streets. 02:04:12 Central train station Antwerp. LS, shells exploding. MCU, German troops firing. German troops advancing through wooded area. MCU, dead English soldiers. MS, German infantry advancing. 02:05:47 Leuven. German armored car, Brussels. German troops setting up weapons in railroad yard. MS, German troops on bicycles, with pistols, advancing, firing machine guns. Dead soldiers in city streets. Germans advancing. Pan, German motor and horse drawn artillery passing through streets of wrecked city. German troops removing mines, advancing through city streets. Civilians in BG. MCU, German soldiers raising Nazi flag.
    Duration
    00:10:52
    Date
    Event:  1940
    Locale
    Antwerp, Belgium
    Leuven, Belgium
    Brussels, Belgium
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

    Physical Details

    Language
    German Music
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    02:01:19:00 to 02:12:11:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 940 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 940 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 940 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 940 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 940 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 940 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 940 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 940 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 from the National Archives and Records Administration in October 1995. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Learning Center.
    Note
    Captured German film.
    Location may be Luxembourg or Rotterdam, Netherlands, not France.
    Copied From
    35mm (974 ft); b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2115
    Source Archive Number: 428 NPC 16941
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:43:46
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