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War Crimes Trials: Malmedy

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2291 | Film ID: 878

(Munich 174) Malmedy War Crimes Trials, Dachau, Germany, May 20, 1946. Former Lt. Virgil P. Lary, Jr. takes the stand and tells how his unit was captured and how many of the US soldiers were massacred. CU, Lt. Col. Barton J. Ellis, Chief Prosecutor, questioning Lary. MCU, Col. Ellis. MS, Lary demonstrates how the first two shots were fired by one of the defendants and walks to prisoner's dock and points out George Fleps (No. 14) as the man who killed the American prisoner.

Duration
00:10:40
Event Date
1946 May 20
Locale
Dachau, Germany
Language
English
German
Genre/Form
Unedited.
Credit
Accessed at US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
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About This Film

Production Date
1946
Contributor
Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
05:10:15:00 to 05:20:55:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 878 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 878 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.
Copied From
35mm; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 1946
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 5977

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
No restrictions on use. Public Domain
 
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