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Surrendering to the Germans; burying German soldiers

Film | Accession Number: 2005.180.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4260 | Film ID: 2786

Reel 2: 00:04:23 Quick CU of a German soldier firing a rifle. German military trucks traveling through a village. Panning shot of locals standing outside village buildings. CU of a three-striped flag atop a flagpole in the middle of a large plaza surrounded by small buildings; German military vehicles enter the plaza. Soviet soldiers approaching the Germans on horseback waving a large white flag; Russians are surrounded by a group of German soldiers. Pan of a wooden bridge; a soldier swings a rifle (cuts out).

Reel 3: 00:05:27 (Repeat in RG-60.4262) Shots of buildings on fire in the distance, column of smoke. Civilians work on burying German soldiers as soldiers look on. CUs of graves, installation of crosses, placement of helmets/flowers on graves. CU of a helmet with a large hole in it.


Film Title
Erste Kampfhandlungen im Mittelabschnitt der Ostfront, Russland, Juni - Juli 1941 [First engagements in the central sector of the Eastern Front, Russia, June-July 1941]
Duration
00:03:59
Date
Event:  1941
Locale
Soviet Union
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Unedited.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: Heeresfilmstelle
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
00:04:22:00 to 00:08:21:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2786 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
    Master 2786 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
    Master 2786 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
    Master 2786 Video: Betacam SP - PAL - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2786 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2786 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2786 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2786 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
Forms part of the Wehrmachtsaufnahmen collection at the Bundesarchiv. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this footage in March 2005 from the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany.
Note
Image reversed; reprinted at end of tape.
See departmental files for more detailed information in German from the Bundesarchiv.

This section does not include scenes of the following, as requested in the order and seen by Raye Farr during the research visit: the signpost for "Hrubieszow"; German military vehicles; Soviet prisoners; pan of a large city, signpost "Luck"; and destruction in city.

Conditions of Use and/or Copyright updated. Correspondence from Bundesarchiv in May 2023, initially sent to Leslie Swift states: Public Domain. However, since copyright law may differ between the U.S. and Germany, Use statement U3 is being applied.
Copied From
16mm
Film Source
Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
File Number
Legacy Database File: 4549
Source Archive Number: 1777 R2+3

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-06-09 13:34:36
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