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257th German Infantry in Krakow region

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.1377 | Film ID: 2944

Overview

Description: With German intertitles. Scenes filmed by Lieutenant Edgar Forsberg of the 257 German Infantry following the collapse of the Polish army on October 6, 1939. German officers pacing along a dirt road, likely just outside of Krakow. 10:00:15 A German officer and a soldier smoke near a stone quarry in Krzeszowice, Poland (25 km outside of Krakow). Officers walk in front of Wawel, an architectural compound and center of Christianity in Krakow that overlooks the Vistula River. A row of bronze statues surround the perimeter of a church. Soldiers and officers of the 257th Infantry and some civilians outside the Wawel Cathedral, recognizable by its ornate facade and gold dome. Panoramic view of Krakow from Wawel, church spires accentuate the skyline, and smoke rises from a rooftop in the distance. Overview of the newly conquered Polish landscape from West Krakow, Nazi flag flies in the FG, Vistula river and Carpathian mountains visible in the distance. Cut to a church and small graveyard in Krzeszowice. In the distance, people walk along the path into the church. 10:01:54 German officer, Major V. Levetzow, crosses a small stream in the countryside in Poland. 10:02:10 German officers smoke beside a train destined for Pfalz, a Southwestern region of Germany. The men joke and wave for the camera before boarding the train.
Duration: 00:02:30
Date: Event: October? 1939
Locale: Krakow, Poland
Poland
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Spiegel TV
Contributor: Camera Operator: Edgar Forsberg

Physical Details

Language: Silent
Genre/Form: Amateur.
B&W / Color: Color
Image Quality: Good
Time Code: 10:00:04:00 to 10:02:34:00
Film Format: Master
Master 2944 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - small
Master 2944 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - small
Master 2944 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - small
Master 2944 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - small

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
Copyright: Spiegel TV
Conditions on Use: Contact Spiegel TV at ulrich_meyer@spiegel-tv.de for permission to reproduce and use this film.
Copyright Holder: Spiegel TV

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: CEMETERIES CHURCHES CITIES FLAGS MILITARY OFFICERS POLES RIVERS SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN) TRAIN STATIONS TRAINS

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection - not accessioned
Copied From: 16mm
Film Source: Spiegel TV
File Number: Legacy Database File: 5595
Special Collection: Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Record last modified:: 2024-02-21 08:03:52
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