German occupation of Belgium; civilians, soldiers, refugees

Identifier
irn1000496
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.260.1
  • RG-60.0344
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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Scope and Content

Life under occupation in Belgium: citizens and soldiers "share" the town. Belgian POWs, supervised by Belgian troops (?collaborators? They wear large white armbands. Belgian policeman also visible), work on a bridge. Women walk their bicylces across the bridge, following the soldiers' directions. Germans eating; inspecting weapons in a town square. Sunny day. Soldiers march on country road. Refugee family drives by. More refugees -- in horse-drawn carts, on foot, and pushing bicycles. A car rolls by, loaded with possessions and pushed by the men and boys of the family, while the women and a baby are visible through the window. Two nuns in their habits walk along the roadside. A woman puases to take a couple of swigs from a wine bottle.

Note(s)

  • 01:15:24-01:18:46

  • Timecodes starting with 06: refer to the Master and User (VHS) copies. Timecodes starting with 01: refer to the Protection (Beta SP) copy.

  • Conditions of Use and/or Copyright updated. Correspondence from Bundesarchiv in May 2023, initially sent to Leslie Swift states: Public Domain. However, since copyright law may differ between the U.S. and Germany, Use statement U3 is being applied.

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