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Invasion of France

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2003.458 | RG Number: RG-60.3893 | Film ID: 2687

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    Invasion of France

    Overview

    Description
    German military vehicles winding down a road in France. Soldiers on bicycles pass a sign that reads : Sacy-Le-Gr__" The rest of the town name is cut off in the frame. Soldiers conduct house-to house searches in order to secure the town. The narrator makes reference to World War I and what that means to the soldiers as they fight in France once again. Soldiers get into a small inflatable boat and cross a river, under enemy fire. Scene switches to show a road sign indicating the direction in which Paris lies. German soldiers on horseback ride toward the camera, and the narrator states that their goal is Paris. A column of French soldiers, including some African colonial troops carrying a wounded man on a stretcher, march down the road under German guard. The French soldiers appear to be in retreat, heading the opposite direction from the Germans. More close-up, medium, and long shots of Germans on the march. Buildings set on fire in the towns before Paris. A view of Versailles, with German military vehicles driving by in front. The narrator points out that the Nazi flag flies now over Versailles, the scene of Germany's humiliation in 1918. Germans are shown in silhouette, raising the flag. Shots of famous Paris landmarks underscore the narrator's remarks: "Paris ... is reached! The heart and the soul of France, the home of the largest share of its armaments industry, the birthplace of liberalism and democracy, is in German hands and stands therewith under German order." Inspiring music and shots of German soldiers, some close ups, climbing the Eiffel Tower and raising the German flag atop it. 01:04:58 Germans soldiers marching past the Eiffel Tower, under the Arc de Triomphe. Footage showing celebrations of French national day from one year earlier, with the German narrator's comments. English and French colonial troops marching in front of the Arc de Triomphe. Scene switches to show German troops marching through the Arc. General Georg von Kuechler and General Feodor von Bock are shown reviewing the marching troops.
    Duration
    00:06:06
    Date
    Event:  1940 June
    Production:  1940 June 27
    Locale
    Paris, France
    France
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of George R. Wheeler
    Contributor
    Producer: Deutsche Wochenschau

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    01:00:42:00 to 01:06:48:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2687 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w - sound - composite print - C-wind
      Master 2687 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 2687 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w - sound - composite print - C-wind
      Master 2687 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 2687 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w - sound - composite print - C-wind
      Master 2687 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master 2687 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w - sound - composite print - C-wind
      Master 2687 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2687 Film: negative - full-coat mag track - 16 mm - polyester - sound - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 3234
      Preservation 2687 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2687 Film: negative - full-coat mag track - 16 mm - polyester - sound - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 3234
      Preservation 2687 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2687 Film: negative - full-coat mag track - 16 mm - polyester - sound - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 3234
      Preservation 2687 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2687 Film: negative - full-coat mag track - 16 mm - polyester - sound - duplicate negative - B-wind - Kodak - 3234
      Preservation 2687 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

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    George R. Wheeler obtained this collection of wartime films from his late wife's first husband, Mr. Givens, who received the films from an acquaintance and watchmaker, Mr. Greenberg. Greenberg smuggled them out of Germany in the late 1930s or early 1940s. Mr. Wheeler, himself a member of the 94th Engineers Regiment during World War II, donated the 16mm films to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in October 2003.
    Note
    Original film canisters located in Museum offsite storage. Donor of the collection had no information as to the copyright status. The numbers found in the "Source Archive #" field of the USHMM database are the original German newsreel numbers and production dates, as found in Bucher, Peter. "Wochenschauen und Dokumentarfilme 1895-1950 im Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv" Koblenz: Bundesarchiv, 1984.
    Film Source
    George R. Wheeler
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 4125
    Source Archive Number: DW 512/27/1940
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:55:41
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