Overview
- Description
- Case XI, Ministries-Keppler, "German Entry into Austria", Vienna, Austria, 1938. German Narration. German army motorcade up country hill road, people salute from roadside (wearing swastika). POV car, into Vienna. A procession of cars and trucks enters Vienna. The Nazis are cheered and saluted as they pass public buildings. Crowds, HJ. Civilians parade also, chanting Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuehrer. HAS crowds at city center, German soldiers control crowd, CUs, children wave small Nazi flags. Hitler rides in open car through the streets with Seyss-Inquart in some shots, in other shots Seyss-Inquart is not in the car (watch the cuts). Hitler salutes crowds. CUs, women smiling, defeaning noise as crowds cheer Hitler. The triumphal procession is photographed from above and from all angles. Nazi soldiers are lined up along the street. Hitler gets out of his car, greets officials, walks along an avenue of soldiers and civilians. Band plays "Deutschland, Deutschland". MS, Hitler on balcony with Seyss-Inquart acknowledging the cheers. "Sieg Heil" and "Hitler ist Fuehrer" are heard. Front page of newspaper shows (in German) the Fuhrer's Proclamation on Austria. HAS open cars pass huge crowd through a gate. MS, Hitler speaking on balcony as thousands cheer in square. MCUs, ecstatic people. Hitler watches formation of planes overhead. Spectators climb trees for a better view. A review features armored cars, tanks, artillery, trucks filled with Nazi soldiers, motorcycles, cavalry and goose-stepping troops. CUs, people watching, including an officer covered with medals. Hitler on a podium with Himmler, gives salute. The Nazi banners are carried by four goose-stepping soldiers.
- Film Title
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German Entry into Austria
- Duration
- 00:08:52
- Date
-
Event:
1938 March
Production: 1938
- Locale
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Vienna,
Austria
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv
- Contributor
-
Producer:
United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Camera Operator: Walter Frentz
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Documentary.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Not Identified Yet
- Time Code
- 02:00:38:00 to 02:09:30:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 500B Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 500B Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 500B Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 500B Video: One Inch - NTSC- Preservation
Preservation 500B Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 500B Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 500B Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 500B Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesarchiv.
- Conditions on Use
- Researchers who wish to use this footage should contact the Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv at filmbenutzung@bundesarchiv.de to sign a release, or submit the online request form at: https://www.bundesarchiv.de/EN/Content/Downloads/request-for-use-av-material.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
- Copyright Holder
- Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesarchiv.
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 August 1992. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
- Note
- Reel 1 of German Entry into Austria, NARA #238.6.
Sound throughout is of band music for marching, and of the cheering crowds.
See Story 740 on Film ID 500 for duplicate footage. This is a retransfer.
See also Story 3598, Film ID 2525.
J. Stumpfhaus documentary, "Eye of the Third Reich," indicates cinematographer Walter Frentz accompanied Hitler to Vienna and filmed. - Copied From
- 35mm MPC
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 2083
Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 8558 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:54:58
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