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KPD demonstration

Film | Accession Number: 2008.351.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4819 | Film ID: 2860
Image

Drummers, low-angle with flags, women marching and holding sign, "Hinweg mit der Paragraph 218." This is a KPD demonstration regarding unemployment. Striking Paragraph 218, which punished women for having abortions, was a main plank in the KPD platform. Narration: "both leftists and Nazis were victims of unemployment; KPD was subordinate to Stalin." Other signs: "...Neukoellns" ; "Ruhrgebiet." Large crowd scene. Narration: "SPD are the main enemies of the KPD."

Film Title
Die Deutschen I (1918-1938)
Duration
00:00:20
Event Date
1928-1929
Locale
Germany
Language
German
Genre/Form
Documentary.
Credit
Accessed at US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Spiegel TV
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About This Film

B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
01:01:19:00 to 01:01:39:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2860 Video: Digital Betacam - PAL - small
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2860 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
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 footage from Spiegel TV in November 2008 for use in the special exhibition, "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
Note
It is not clear which demonstrations show which groups, if they are all KPD demonstrations or some are SPD.
Film Source
Spiegel TV
File Number
Legacy Database File: 5208

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
Copyright. Spiegel TV
 
Record last modified: 2018-11-27 11:04:32
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