Gdynia surrenders; Volksdeutsch refugees

Identifier
irn1000425
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.260.1
  • RG-60.0280
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv

Scope and Content

Refugees walking on the road. Several shots of people sitting by river, near destroyed bridge (narration identifies them as Volksdeutsche); people arrive at riverbank in small boats. Sick and wounded are helped to walk, refugees eating (all identified as "suffering Volksdeutsche"). German soldier hands out candy to little girl; kids gathered around in small crowd. Bandaged, forlorn men.

Note(s)

  • The narrator indicates this footage as anti-Polish propaganda. Duplicate footage (although without narration and in lesser quality) on Film ID 2552, Story 4281.

Subjects

  • EATING
  • RIVERS
  • MARCHING
  • CHILDREN
  • WOUNDED
  • SURRENDER
  • DESTRUCTION
  • VOLKSDEUTSCH
  • BOATS
  • CROWDS
  • USHMM (PERMANENT EXHIBITION)
  • BRIDGES
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • REFUGEES
  • POLAND
  • GERMANS

Places

  • Gdynia, Poland

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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