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Postwar Germany; refugees; war crimes trials

Film | Accession Number: 2002.549.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3510 | Film ID: 2570

Reel 2, Narration refers throughout to "M.G." -- military government. Damaged hospitals, pharmacies. Transportation and communication services are repaired. View of Cologne Cathedral. Refugees receive food and clothing at an American Military Government camp. A monument to Nazi concentration camp victims is unveiled. Shows brief scenes of an American Military Government trial.
01:31... Children burn Nazi flags, emblems, and pictures. (Footage from 111 ADC 4727)
01:32:20 Jews worship in their temples again
01:32:40 Man with Buchenwald armband on jacket
01:36:30 Kids burning flags, etc. Closer, different shots used here. Boy washes over Hitlerjugend poster.


Film Title
Battle of Peace
Duration
00:09:19
Date
Event:  1945
Production:  1945
Locale
Cologne, Germany
Language
English
Genre/Form
Documentary.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
01:28:10:00 to 01:37:29:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2570 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    Master 2570 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    Master 2570 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    Master 2570 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2570 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2570 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2570 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2570 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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 2002.The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's special exhibition in 2003 on Nazi bookburning, "Fighting the Fires of Hate."
Copied From
35mm DNC; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 3653
Source Archive Number: 111 SM 66 R2

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 21:57:00
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