Overview
- Description
- Scenes filmed by Lieutenant Edgar Forsberg of the 257 German Infantry following the collapse of the Polish army on October 6, 1939. German soldier walks toward the camera. Caravan of military vehicles. 10:08:05 Several fires destroy buildings, probably in the Saarland, a region along the southwest French-German border where the 257th Infantry was positioned after their time in occupied Poland. Their post in the Saarland was unusual as few battles between the French and German armies occurred along this Western Front between October 1939 and April 1940. Destruction was likely caused by French artillery. German troops oversee Jews attempting to collapse the burning buildings. They continue to extinguish the remaining fires through the night. 10:09:42 Quick shot of a soldier walking down the steps of a damaged shop.
- Duration
- 00:01:58
- Date
-
Event:
October? 1939
- Locale
-
Germany
- 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
- 10:07:46:00 to 10:09:44:00
- 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
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection - not accessioned
- Copied From
- 16mm
- Film Source
- Spiegel TV
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 5598
- Special Collection
-
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 08:03:53
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