Overview
- Description
- Funeral in Gdansk of Gauleiter Joseph Wessel, who was shot by a "Polish gang," followed by footage of ethnic German refugees fleeing alleged persecution by the Poles. CUs of women and blond children with tear-stained faces. Extreme CU of an older man wearing glasses and an older woman in a head scarf. Burning houses supposedly set on fire by the Poles. The newsreel cuts off abruptly.
- Film Title
-
Ufa Tonwoche
- Duration
- 00:01:37
- Date
-
Event:
1939 September
Censor: 1939 September 07
- Locale
-
Poland
Danzig, Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv
- Contributor
-
Producer:
UFA Tonwoche
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Newsreels.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:22:58:00 to 01:24:35:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2866 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2866 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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
- Copyright Holder
- Federal Republic of Germany. Bundesarchiv.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this footage from the Bundesarchiv in December 2008 for use in the special exhibition, "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
- Copied From
- 16mm
- Film Source
- Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 5258
Source Archive Number: UTW 470/1939 R1 - Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:58:13
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