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Damaged planes; corpses at Dachau; Berchtesgaden

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2209 | Film ID: 853

Tank. Train. Damaged plane at edge of road and forest, tanks going by. 11:03:32 LS enormous pile of naked corpses at Dachau. Damaged planes. 11:05:38 Beautiful vistas of alpine countryside and mountains, Hitler's Mountain Retreat. Bombed out mountain houses, villages. CU, (bust size) of colored portrait of Hitler. View into train of stolen art, rugs; soldiers display the items of loot delivered to Berchtesgaden. CU (dark), religious artworks in train. 11:11:08 Alpine views. Four hikers, CUs. Tent damage. More mountain views. Destruction of village homes.


Duration
00:19:40
Date
Event:  1945 May 20
Locale
Dachau, Germany
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Unedited.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: United States. Army Air Forces.
Camera Operator: Stindt
Camera Operator: Rita Mack
B&W / Color
Color
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
11:01:12:00 to 11:20:52:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 853 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Master 853 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Master 853 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Master 853 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 853 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Preservation 853 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Preservation 853 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Preservation 853 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
Note
USHMM replaced the online streaming video with a new, higher resolution digital file produced for the VHH project. The 16mm film source from NARA was scanned by the Austrian Filmmuseum in 2021.
Copied From
16mm print
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 150
Source Archive Number: 18 SFP 9195

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:05:18
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