Overview
- Description
- WWI soldiers (US?) march along city street with spectators cheering wildly. Marching through ruins. Firing artillery. Tanks. Troops move out of trenches, forward, bombing, smoke (warfare). 01:38:42 Von Hindenburg and other officials sign the armistice. Excerpt from Ludendorff speech in October 1918 printed on film, "The offer of peace must be transmitted immediately. The Army cannot wait another 48 hours." Officials shake hands, walk in city square. Crowds. U.S. newspaper headlines: "Armistice". Crowds cheering, holding up newspapers and waving flags. Troops shaking hands in the field. CU, soldiers exchange caps and smile for the camera.
- Duration
- 00:01:59
- Date
-
Event:
1918
- Locale
-
Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 01:37:37:00 to 01:39:36:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2915 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2915 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2915 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2915 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2915 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2915 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2915 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2915 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large- User
User 2915 Video: DVD
User 2915 Video: DVD
User 2915 Video: DVD
User 2915 Video: DVD
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- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this footage from the National Archives and Records Administration in June 2008 for use in the special exhibition, "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 5465
- Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:39:24
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