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Western Campaign Albert Canal

Film | Accession Number: 2016.518 | RG Number: RG-60.5266 | Film ID: 4365

British and French war prisoners, command post, office

Film Title: Westfeldzug Albertkanal
Duration: 00:25:00
Locale: Eben Emael, Belgium
Charleroi, Belgium
Ypers, Belgium
Language: silent
Genre/Form: Amateur.
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Agentur Karl Hoeffkes

B&W / Color: Black & White
Image Quality: Good
Time Code: 10:00:00 to 10:24:59
Special Collection: Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
Keyword: BELGIUM
GERMAN OCCUPATION
MILITARY ADVANCES
OFFICES
POWS
PRISONERS (FRENCH)
SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Film Provenance: Karl Hoeffkes has collected over 2,000 hours of rare original film material documenting the period from 1925 to 1946. The collection consists of mostly amateur footage in both black and white and color that focuses on Europe during the pre-war and mid-war periods. The United States Holocaut Memorial Museum entered a cooperative agreement with Agentur Karl Hoeffkes in April 2015 which enables the Museum to provide access to the entire AKH archive and use the material for future exhibitions, research and scientific purposes, and publications.
Note: http://archiv-akh.de/filme#18
Film Source: Agentur Karl Hoeffkes
File Number: Source Archive Number: M 18
Copyright: Copyright. Agentur Karl Hoeffkes
Conditions on Use: Contact info@karlhoeffkes.de to license this film footage.
: Record last modified: 2020-08-04 09:21:55
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