Overview
- Description
- (Munich 283) Border Control Security, Vicinity of Hof, Germany, June 20, 1946. LS, troopers of the 28th Constabulary Squad leaving command post "on the double" at Bad Steben, near Russian border, and getting into jeeps and M-8 armored cars. Jeeps and M-8 squadron travelling through town of Bad Steben on way to border. Scenes of the squadron moving through countryside past RR and station at Lichtenberg. Two jeeps and an M-8 taking their postions at border. Shot from top of jeep showing sign at roadway, "American Territory." Russian guard seen on other side. MS of sign giving warning that unauthorized crossing of border is forbidden.
(Munich 267) Crematory, Dachau, Germany, July 1, 1946. CU, sign: "This area is being retained as a shrine to the 238,000 individuals who were cremated here. Please do not destroy." MLS, wooden box which was used to store the ashes of cremated victims. CU, sign: "Pistol Range for executions." Two soldiers inspecting pistol range. CU, mound of earth which was used to stop bullets. Two soldiers speaking to a Polish farmer, a survivor of Dachau. Two soldiers inspecting site of graves and tree from which vicitms were hung. CU, sign: "Crematory." CU, sign: "Crematory, Dachau Concentration Camp." CU, sign: "Ashes were stored here." - Duration
- 00:10:09
- Date
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Event:
June 20-July 1, 1946
- Locale
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Dachau,
Germany
Hof, Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Camera Operator: H. Roberts
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 01:16:26:00 to 01:26:35:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 835 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 835 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 835 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 835 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small- Preservation
Preservation 835 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 835 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 835 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 835 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
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- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 1399
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 6073 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:49:59
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