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Interview of prisoners, Dachau

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2282 | Film ID: 875

(LIB 6561) Interview of Prisoners, Dachau, Germany, May 5, 1945. MSs, CUs off-screen voice interviews Mr. Demagala of Poland. Mr. Demagala explains how the prisoners were used for medical experiments by German doctors. MSs Father Michalowsky, a Polish priest, tells his experiences as a prisoner of the Nazis, as does another Polish prisoner. MSs, CUs Mr. Cirkowietz, a German medic who worked in the malaria section of the camp, relates his experiences. MSs Dr. Hassarek of Czechoslovakia tells how he was hung by his wrists. (All prisoners speak in German).


Duration
00:10:26
Date
Event:  1945 May 05
Locale
Dachau, Germany
Language
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: Bushweller
Sound Contributor: Hines
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
02:12:18:00 to 02:22:44:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 875 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Master 875 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Master 875 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Master 875 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 875 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 875 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 875 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 875 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: 1937
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 4554

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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