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Eisenhower, Patton at Feldafing; Purple Heart Awards

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0922 | Film ID: 901

(Paris 314) Generals Visit DP Camps, Wolfratshausen, Germany, September 17, 1945. Tracking (follow) shots, Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gen George S. Patton, Jr. and Maj Gen Louis Craig, CG, XX Corps, visit Feldafing Camp. CU, five star plate on car. Yiddish sign over door. Banner over entrance: Feldafing Camp. Generals' cars enter.
To 04:21:13.

Award of the Purple Heart to Men of the 21st Inf Regt, Philippine Army, Luna, Northern Luzon, Philippines, November 11, 1945. Pan, group of medals on table. LSs, men of the 21st Inf Regt, Philippine Army, parade across grounds. Various CUs, MCUs, officer pins Purple Hearts to shirts of officers and enlisted men (some men are standing on crutches). LSs, regiment in formation during decoration ceremony. Various cut-ins, spectators at ceremonies. CU, Purple Heart being pinned on a shirt.


Film Title
Generals Visit DP Camps; Award of the Purple Heart
Duration
00:07:30
Date
Event:  September 17-November 11, 1945
Locale
Feldafing, 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: Lambert
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
04:17:52:00 to 04:25:22:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 901 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Master 901 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Master 901 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Master 901 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 901 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 901 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 901 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 901 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 September 1994.
Note
Duplicate footage on Film ID 512, Story 795.
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 1371
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 5510
Featured In
U.S. military chiefs visit displaced persons camp: Holocaust Encyclopedia - Historical Film Footage. Open. Open

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 21:56:54
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