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Point system discharge; Interview of prisoners, Dachau

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2280 | Film ID: 874

01:23:09 Point System Discharge, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, May 30, 1945. Interview of three Staff Sgts eligible for discharge on point system. Each tells of the combat duties and delight in being able to return to the US.

01:27:33 (LIB 6562) Interview of Prisoners, Dachau, Germany, May 5, 1945. MCU off-screen voice interviews Dr. Hussarek of Czechoslovakia, who tells how he was hung by his wrists to the point where he could not even feed himself. (The doctor speaks in German.)


Duration
00:07:13
Date
Event:  1945 May
Locale
Dachau, Germany
Oahu, HI, United States
Language
English
German
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: Alfred Levy
Camera Operator: Bushweller
Sound Contributor: Shepherd
Sound Contributor: Hines
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
01:23:09:00 to 01:30:22:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 874 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Master 874 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Master 874 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Master 874 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 874 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 874 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 874 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 874 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.
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 1935
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 4586

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 22:02:58
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