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Art exhibition in Riga; German troops advance in East

Film | Accession Number: 2001.359.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3708 | Film ID: 2632

Troops in snow. German soldiers/officials greet Orthodox priest, receive blessing, castle. Musical performed in theater. Hair styling lessons. Art exhibition in Riga, Frank opens exhibit, "Hilfswerke fuer deutsche bildende Kunst". Construction/industry. Todt's funeral, Hitler and very high Nazi officials, wreath laying, parade. Troops at sea, firing cannons. Aerial shots, fighting, bombing. Boats, at sea, fighting.

Film Title
Ufa Auslandstonwoche 547/1942
Genre
Newsreel
Duration
00:14:00
Event Date
1942 February
Locale
Riga, Latvia
Language
Swedish
Genre/Form
Newsreels.
Credit
Accessed at US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv
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About This Film

Production Date
1942
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2632 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
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 Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany in January 2001 for possible use in the Museum's special exhibition "Deadly Medicine.".
Film Source
Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
File Number
Legacy Database File: 3881
Source Archive Number: ATW 547/1942 (21409 / B 69152)

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
Copyright. Transit Film
 
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