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War in the East [original title Krieg im Osten]

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.147.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0892 | Film ID: 29

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    War in the East [original title Krieg im Osten]

    Overview

    Description
    This documentary in the style of a Wochenschau [weekly newsreel] depicts the 'irresistible' military advance of the German army on the Eastern front of WWII, its reception as 'liberators' by the respective populations, & the scorched earth left behind by the retreating Soviet troops. Scenes show the German-Finnish border & the polar circle the German army crossed in summer 1941 as they advanced toward the Soviet Union. German troops & Waffen-SS enter Lithuania from Eastern Prussia and cross the Memel River, advancing & taking the capital Kovno on June 24, 1941. In Daugavils (Latvia), political commissars & "Zuchthaeusler" [penitentiary inmates] fighting for the Soviet side are captured. On the way to Bialystok (Poland, occupied by USSR), an engineering corps constructs a bridge across the Bug River. During the attack on Grodno (Poland, occupied by USSR), captured Soviet POWs are described as "Sowjethorden" [Soviet hordes] and "Gesindel" [rabble] with the aim of 'bolshevizing Europe.' The population cheers during the invasion of the 'old Hanse city' of Riga (Latvia). Armed Latvians supporting the Germans are shown. "Ein Filmberichter bei der Arbeit" - film cameraman is barely visible (05:39:00) in midst of scene with tank, fires, movement, filming attacks on Soviet positions & tanks from Stukas [dive fighters]. In the Lithuanian city of Jonava, the synagogue and Jewish quarter are said to be the only parts of town spared by the 'Jewish GPU-commissars' from widespread arson. Shots of Jews, with narration: "Juedische Ghettotypen, Abschaum der Menschheit" [Jewish ghetto guys, scum of mankind]. In Siauliai (Lithuania), pictures of Stalin are ripped & a German Frontzeitung [Front newspaper] is distributed. In the midst of heavy street-fighting in Liepaja (Lithuania), uniformed Kriegsberichter [war reporters] are shown with movie cameras, photographic cameras & notepads. Finally, the commentator thanks the German soldiers for the 'rescue of Europe' from the "bolschewistische Weltfeind" [Bolshevist world enemy]. The film ends with the song "Führer befiehl, wir folgen dir!" [Leader command, we follow you !].
    Duration
    00:32:53
    Date
    Event:  1941-1942
    Locale
    Kaunas, Lithuania
    Riga, Latvia
    Soviet Union
    Jonava, Lithuania
    Finland
    Poland
    Bialystok, Poland
    Helsinki, Finland
    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
    Good
    Time Code
    05:22:35:00 to 05:55:28:00
    Film Format
    • Master
      • Master 29 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 29 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 29 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 29 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
      • Preservation 29 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 29 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 29 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 29 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesarchiv.
    Conditions on Use
    Researchers who wish to use this footage should contact the Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv at filmbenutzung@bundesarchiv.de to sign a release, or submit the online request form at: https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Content/Downloads/request-for-use-av-material.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

    Copyright Holder
    Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesarchiv.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the Imperial War Museum in London in May 1995.
    Note
    This is a compilation of different newsreels without any geographical or chronological order. The tape starts in the middle of a sentence and ends without title or credits, so most probably the beginning scenes are lost.

    See Film and Video departmental files for additional documentation and a summary of the film.
    Film Source
    Imperial War Museums
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1223
    Source Archive Number: GWY 723 R1-3
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:54:45
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