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Execution of war criminals, Landsberg, Germany

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1992.257.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0793 | Film ID: 512

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    Execution of war criminals, Landsberg, Germany

    Overview

    Description
    (Paris 369) Execution of War Criminals, Landsberg, Germany, November 19, 1945. LS, prison buildings. MS, two civilian executioners stand beneath scaffold looking at man who was just hung. LS, civilian executioners set up rope on scaffold. Roped-off area "official witnesses." Man lead up by priest, soldiers, military, police. LS, criminal drops thru trap door of scaffold. MS, rope is adjusted around condemned man's neck and trap is sprung. HS, looking thru trap door at corpse swinging from rope.
    Note: Three German nationals were hanged by the US military authorities for murdering US aviators who had been forced down in Germany and taken prisoner.
    Duration
    00:02:01
    Date
    Event:  11/19/1945
    Locale
    Landsberg, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    06:15:57:00 to 06:17:58:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 512 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 512 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 512 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 512 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 512 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 512 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 512 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 512 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
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in October 1992. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
    Note
    GRAPHIC FOOTAGE
    See Film ID 231 for duplicate footage.
    Copied From
    35mm; b/w; silent
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1131
    Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 5604
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:48:00
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