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Volksdeutsch return to Germany from USSR

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2009.357.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4875 | Film ID: 2888

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    Volksdeutsch return to Germany from USSR

    Overview

    Description
    Ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsch) return to Germany from the Soviet Union. Long line of horse-drawn carts traveling through heavy snow. The narration states that this is the largest emigration in modern times and that 135,00 ethnic Germans will arrive in Germany from Eastern Europe. Nazi officers greet refugees as they cross a bridge in their carts. These Volkdeutsch are from Volynia in Western Russia. Shot of a banner which reads "Grossdeutschland grüßt Euch [Greater Germany greets you]." Panning shot of many covered wagons with horses in a field. Shots of individual refugees wearing furs. The refugees, including several children, receive food from an outdoor kitchen. A small child hugs a St. Bernard dog. The reception point is on the German-Russian demarcation line in former Poland.
    Duration
    00:01:29
    Date
    Event:  1940
    Production:  1940 February
    Locale
    Soviet Union
    Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv
    Contributor
    Producer: UFA

    Physical Details

    Language
    French
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    01:04:00:00 to 01:05:29:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2888 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2888 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2888 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2888 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2888 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2888 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2888 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2888 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    • User
    • User 2888 Video: DVD
      User 2888 Video: DVD
      User 2888 Video: DVD
      User 2888 Video: DVD

    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

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the film excerpts from the Imperial War Museum in October 2009.
    Copied From
    35mm comopt print
    Film Source
    Imperial War Museums
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5283
    Source Archive Number: GWY 112-02 R2
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:58:15
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