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Forced laborers dig ditches in Hungary, September 1939

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.1850 | Film ID: 4188

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    Forced laborers dig ditches in Hungary, September 1939

    Overview

    Description
    Magyar Híradó 814. The intertitle reads, “MUNKASZOLGÁLATOSOK. Vitéz Fábry Daniel tábornok megetekintette a make talajvíz-mentesítõ munkálatokat. M.F.I.KISS E.” The forced labor battalions march, following their General (?) Daniel Fábry. Their arms swing in unison. CUs of soldiers' faces as they walk by the camera. They go to work digging a large rectangular ditch. Men carry off wheelbarrows full of dirt. Others shovel the dirt, occasionally glancing at the camera and smiling. A group of men works to push a mine cart full of dirt along the cart tracks. Shovels are stuck into the dirt. The men dig in the ditch and swing their shovels up to deposit the dirt in the cart. In groups of three, the laborers push the carts along the tracks off into the distance.
    Duration
    00:00:51
    Date
    Event:  1939 September
    Locale
    Hungary
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Hungarian National Digital Archive and Film Institute

    Physical Details

    Language
    Music
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 4188 Digital: MXF - b&w - HD
      Master 4188 Digital: MXF - b&w - HD
      Master 4188 Digital: MXF - b&w - HD
      Master 4188 Digital: MXF - b&w - HD

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    National Film Institute Hungary
    Conditions on Use
    Contact National Film Institute Hungary at info@filmarchiv.hu for permission to reproduce and use this footage.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased film clips from the Hungarian National Digital Archive and Film Institute (MaNDA) in August 2016.
    Film Source
    National Film Institute Hungary
    File Number
    Source Archive Number: MFI 814
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:08:09
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