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Annexation of Austria; Austrians welcome Nazis

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1991.260.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0302 | Film ID: 202A

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    Annexation of Austria; Austrians welcome Nazis

    Overview

    Description
    REEL 1: The annexation of Austria [Anschluss]. Hitler's motorcade through the streets, saluting citizens, flag waving, vast and enthusiastic crowds. In Graz (poor sound), brief SEQ of unrest, crowds in the streets. Police block street off. Horses are nervous. Good atmosphere of street-level activity and excitement (VQ: not great, grainy spotty, soft). Picturesque town, everyone saluting. Shots of crowd. "Oesterreich ist frei!" "Rucktritt der osten!" "Oesterreich is Nat--sozialistich." Vienna at night. Military parade. Tanks go by the Cafe Heinrichhof. CU of General Guderian(?). Boy and family stand above doorway/marquee and watch the crowd. Daytime military march in Graz (VQ: dirty, scratched, not good). Hitler in motorcade. Great music. Band. Flags. Crowd heils (VQ: good, bright). Seyss-Inquart. INT, Hitler gives a speech. MCU up to seated group. Himmler present and bald man. Sun streams into hall, hits the audience. "Ein Fuhrer, Ein Volk, Ein Reich" banner. Hitler continues. MS, HAS crowd cranes to see. Woman with binoculars. Salzburg. Crowd is dressed nicely. Crowd heils as train goes by. Military trucks cross over bridge into town. "Wilkommen Salzburg" sign. Crowd is joyous. Sense of celebration and excitement.

    REEL 2: Austria Day, big military event. CU of military outfits. Tiny parachute floats above sky. "Ein Volk, Ein Fuhrer." VLS from above. View of soldiers. Lutze speaks. Salzburg parade at Ringstrasse. Goosestepping. Daytime shots of KZ-Wollersdorf (where Austrian "anti-socialists" were kept) in flames. Vast interior of barracks/ warehouse? Barbed wire, broken glass. Celebration at night, buildings are burnt to the ground. Everyone heils/salutes the flames. Minister Klausner and Gauleiter Buerckel speak. Dramatic shots. Grossdeutschen Reiches at the Rathaus in Vienna. Goebbels stands at balcony. Doves fly up, sirens sound. Big crowd salutes Hitler as he arrives on balcony. Dr. Seyss-Inquart. Burckel speaks. Saluting.
    Duration
    00:03:30
    Date
    Event:  March 11-13, 1938
    Locale
    Graz, Austria
    Vienna, Austria
    Salzburg, Austria
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Genre/Form
    Documentary.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Mixed
    Time Code
    04:21:22:00 to 04:24:52:00
    Film Format
    • Master
      • Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 202A Video: One Inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
      • Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 202A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

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    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Conditions on Use
    Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

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    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany in September 1991. The footage was transferred at Bibo TV in Germany and obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
    Note
    J. Stumpfhaus documentary, "Eye of the Third Reich," indicates Walter Frentz, cameraman, accompanied Hitler to Vienna.
    Copied From
    35mm b/w print
    Film Source
    Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 518
    Source Archive Number: 62 R1+2
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:03:23
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