Bookburning, German civilians

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1988.184.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3433 | Film ID: 5

Overview

Description: US propaganda/documentary film about World War II. A post-war U.S. narrative of intentions in Germany.
Includes images of Goering at a press conference, war crimes trials, animated question marks, people around a pile of burning books in street, CU of "Mein Kampf" going into flames. "We will abolish all Nazi laws in which these ideas are fixed - all laws of discrimination by race, creed, or political opinion. It is not our intention to enslave the German people, but to re-educate them toward a democratic way of life." German civilians gathered looking at posters describing atrocities of war, BG wall reading KZ Dachau in white paint.
Film Title: Lest We Forget
Duration: 00:00:32
Date: Production: 1947
Locale: Germany
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
Contributor: Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.

Language: English
Genre/Form: Documentary.
B&W / Color: Black & White
Image Quality: Mixed
Time Code: 04:41:04:00 to 04:41:36:00
Film Format: Master
Master 5 Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 5 Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 5 Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 5 Video: One Inch - NTSC
Preservation
Preservation 5 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 5 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Preservation 5 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 5 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Preservation 5 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 5 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Preservation 5 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 5 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large

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.

Keyword: BOOK BURNINGS GERMANS GERMANY GOERING, HERMANN SIGNS/POSTERS WAR CRIMINALS/WAR CRIMES TRIALS

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Film Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the collection from various sources in 1988. Footage was obtained as research for the United States Holocaust Memorial Campaign's promotional video called "A Campaign to Remember" by David Haspel & Associates.
Note: This footage is most likely an additional segment from the documentary "Lest We Forget". Entire film runs 85 minutes. See Story 133, Film ID 156 for Reels 1 through 6 of this documentary, and Story 20, Film ID 4 for Reels 7 through 9. See Stories 33 and 3432, Film ID 5 for possible duplicate footage. Similar scenes of civilians looking at posters in 111 ADC 4655 (Story 2776, Film ID 2336).

There are many familiar scenes from Signal Corps reels throughout this film.
Film Source: David Haspel & Associates
File Number: Legacy Database File: 3871
Source Archive Number: 111 M 1342 [excerpt]
Special Collection: Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive