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Invasion of Poland

Film | Accession Number: 2008.311.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4717 | Film ID: 2865

German planes on an airfield loaded with bombs. Shots of bombing, including a Stuka as it bombs a railway junction. The narrator tells the story of the siege of Warsaw, which started when the Germans were 31 miles outside the city. German troops load and fire artillery shells. Aerial shots of burning Warsaw. Germans enter the city on tanks and other vehicles while Polish civilians watch. Polish POWs surrender their weapons. Victory parade in Warsaw.


Film Title
Film Bulletin No. 48
Duration
00:09:33
Date
Event:  1939 September
Production:  1943
Locale
Warsaw, Poland
Language
English
Genre/Form
Newsreels.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
02:11:13:00 to 02:20:46:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2865 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2865 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
Footage ordered by Cortina Productions for use in USHMM special exhibition "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
Note
The Film Bulletin series was issued by the War Department.
Copied From
DNC
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 5101
Source Archive Number: 111 FB 48 R2

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
No restrictions on use. Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain.
 
Record last modified: 2020-09-22 13:11:24
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