Majdanek: objects of former inmates
Pan, "graveyard" outside death chambers, bones on the ground. The cremation ovens are shown, also the family photographs of a victim. CUs, women weeping. Pan down, from one woman to a pile of bones. The tall chimney of the camp and burial ground are shown, also the vegetable garden. CUs, clothing and piles of belongings salvaged by the Nazis. These include: shoes, gloves, toys, glasses, etc. The commission continues questioning. CUs, passports,indicating prisoners from Poland, Holland, France and other countries. CUs, prisoners who survived. Ceremony for the dead. A monument is dedicated; a woman is shown kneeling; a priest officiates; children listen; large crowd stands at attention (choral music). Soldiers; huge crowd (rally size); children with flowers; nuns.
- Film Title
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Maidanek [Majdanek]
- Duration
- 00:06:43
- Date
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Event:
1944 July
Production: 1944
- Locale
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Majdanek,
Poland
Lublin, Poland
- Genre/Form
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Documentary.
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
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