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Hadamar Murder Mills; Atrocities at Ohrdruf

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2001.358.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2770 | Film ID: 2335

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    Hadamar Murder Mills; Atrocities at Ohrdruf

    Overview

    Description
    20:00:41 (LIB 5168-LIB 5170) Hadamar Murder Mills, Hadamar, Germany, April 7, 1945. LSs building of insane asylum where interrogation is taking place. INT, Dr. Adolf Wahlmann, Karl Willig, and Adolph Merkle being interrogated by War Crimes Investigation team. MSs, CUs, political prisoners leaving building and entering car. Car driving off.

    20:05:45 (LIB 5211) Atrocities at Ohrdruf, near Gotha, Germany, April 10, 1945. SEQ: Leading German citizens and German officers are brought out to labor camp to view results of the mass slayings. They view stacks of dead bodies and look at outdoor crematoria. MSs, soldier reading story of atrocities to the reluctant visitors.

    Note: The original captions say that officials of Psychological Warfare, Military Govt, and CIC accompany the people. The only Americans in the footage are a guard and the soldier in the last scenes.
    Duration
    00:08:49
    Date
    Event:  April-May 1945
    Locale
    Hadamar, Germany
    Gotha, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
    Camera Operator: A.J. Wedderburn
    Camera Operator: Moscow

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    20:00:41:00 to 20:09:30:00
    Film Format
    • Master
      • Master 2335 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 2335 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 2335 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Master 2335 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
      • Preservation 2335 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2335 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2335 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2335 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & 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.

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    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 2001.
    Note
    See also Story 2243, Film ID 867 for duplicate footage that was obtained from NARA as March of Time outtakes: 200 MTT 1425 Z
    Copied From
    35mm DNS; b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2923
    Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 3832
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:49:51
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