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German emperor William II and family; German troops

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.383.1 | RG Number: RG-60.1273 | Film ID: 2915

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    German emperor William II and family; German troops

    Overview

    Description
    "Reel 1" Intertitles in English. "The Crown Prince of Germany with some of his family" Walking towards the camera. 01:04:55 Brothers and sons of German Emperor William II (left to right): HIH (Seine Kaiserliche Hoheit, His Imperial Highness) Prince August Wilhelm ("Auwi"), HIH Crown Prince Wilhelm, HIH Prince Eitel Friedrich, with their wives. 01:05:11 HM German Emperor William II gets into the carriage, wearing the uniform of his body hussars. 01:05:17 German troops parade before German Emperor William II. He is talking with (very likely) German Duke Ernst-August of Brunswick-Lueneburg. 01:05:49 HM German Empress Auguste Viktoria, the wife of HM German Emperor William II, and HIH Princess Viktoria Luise, the daughter. Images filmed in celebration of the wedding between Duke Ernst-August of Brunswick-Lueneburg and HIH Princess Auguste Viktoria in 1913. 01:06:11 Men drinking at a table. 01:06:51 "Unidentified" MS, military men with women in the street. 01:07:06 "General Von Hindenburg" exits a building in uniform and greets spectators. Good CUs. 01:07:50 "Unidentified" Men in uniform marching. 01:08:06 "German soldiers marching in the streets of Berlin in the early days of the war, spiked helmets" German soldiers parade in Berlin, Brandenburg gate, some on horseback. 01:10:03 "German soldiers about to entrain for the front stop for a bite to eat and drink" Women pin flowers on troops and distribute drinks and sandwiches. They board a train. 01:10:56 "German cavalry on the march" Germans going off to war in the streets, passing Otto Stuertz shop. Happy. Spectators line the streets. 01:11:48 "A column of auto trucks leaving for the theater of war" Parading German troops with military vehicles. 01:12:45 "Heavy siege artillery in action before Antwerp" Marching along road with big-wheeled tanks. Equipment in the fields emphasizing German strength/might. Medics stand next to tanks (artillery), church steeple in BG. 01:14:20 "German infantry moving up to the front stops by the road-side for dinner. This scene and those following were taken in East Prussia in the early days of the war" Chopping wood on road, soldiers milling about. 01:14:50 "Infantry on the road again after the halt." Men pick up packs and prepare to push forward. They line up, take bayonets, and march off. Parade with drummers pass by a man on a horse chatting with another officer wearing goggles. 01:16:02 "The motorcycle brigade gets ready" Men run to their motor-bikes and rush ahead (one struggles with a broken bike). Off they go.
    Film Title
    German War Film
    Duration
    00:12:06
    Date
    Event:  1914-1918
    Locale
    Berlin, Germany
    Antwerp, Belgium
    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
    01:04:50:00 to 01:16:56:00
    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

    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 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."
    Note
    Also titled "Historical Film No. 1102"
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5462
    Source Archive Number: 111 H 1102 R1
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:51:11
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