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Hanging of Nazis

Film | Accession Number: 1991.257.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0420 | Film ID: 232

Convicted Nazi war criminals are hanged as American military observers watch. Men escorted to scaffold with chaplain or priest, blindfolded and hanged against backdrop of castle wall. Bodies removed, placed in coffins. Very sobering.


Duration
00:07:14
Date
Event:  1946 January 12
Locale
Bruchsal, 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. Signal Corps.
Camera Operator: Sylvia Townsend Warner
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
01:45:58:00 to 01:53:12:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 231 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 232 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 233 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 231 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 232 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 233 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 231 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 232 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 233 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 231 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 232 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    Master 233 Video: One Inch - NTSC
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 232 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 232 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 232 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 232 Video: Betacam SP - 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 October 1991. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
Copied From
35mm
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 616
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 6290

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 22:02:35
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