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German invasion of Poland

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1992.248.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0814 | Film ID: 518

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    German invasion of Poland

    Overview

    Description
    Reel 2: Footage of Polish military parade and maneuvers. Burning villages "Polish outrages." Danzig: fighting in street, tank through streets, burning buildings. Professor Burkhart. Swastikas hanging from buildings in Danzig. German troops enter city. Graphic of "Polish attack" and German counter attack. German motorized troops mass. Tanks, then cavalry along road. Long line of troops march past trucks. More motorized troops mass. CUS of armored vehicles on the move. Tilt up to long line of tanks along road. MSs of tanks. Cavalry across field. Pov motorcycle along road. Side view - motorcycle unit stops, fire machine guns. Artillery firing. Machine gunners. Tanks across field. POV from high wall of cliff of fighting below. Shots ground level. Troops move across field. Burning buildings, explosions. Views of troops through towns. WWII begins.
    Duration
    00:09:37
    Date
    Event:  1939 September
    Production:  1940
    Locale
    Poland
    Danzig, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Imperial War Museums
    Contributor
    Director: Fritz Hippler
    Music: Herbert Windt
    Camera Operator: Sepp Algeier
    Camera Operator: Walter Frentz
    Camera Operator: Heinz Jaworsky

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Genre/Form
    Propaganda.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    10:00:05:00 to 10:09:42:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 518 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
      Master 518 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
      Master 518 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
      Master 518 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 518 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 518 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 518 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 518 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
    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 copies of these film reels from the Imperial War Museum in London in November 1992.
    Note
    See also Story 1118, Film ID 933 for a transfer of this reel in English.

    Produced in Germany
    Acquired by US Army Signal Corps
    Copied From
    35mm dupe neg
    Film Source
    Imperial War Museums
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1117
    Source Archive Number: GWY 516 R2 DSA
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:54:44
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