Antonescu visits Hitler
Creator(s)
- George R. Wheeler
Scope and Content
Hitler greeting Ion Antonescu as he arrives by train at Hitler's Hauptquartier (headquarters). There is snow falling and already on the ground as Hitler greets Antonescu. They are shown driving away in a car and walking into the Hauptquartier, where there are other officials waiting, including General Alfred Jodl. Maps are visible on the walls. The narrator states that there were discussions about political and military issues during this visit. The group gathers around a table and consults a map; Jodl appears to be bringing certain points to the attention of Hitler and Antonescu. Antonescu boarding a train; he is being seen off by Goering.
Note(s)
Original film canisters located in Museum offsite storage. Donor of the collection had no information as to the copyright status. The numbers found in the "Source Archive #" field of the USHMM database are the original German newsreel numbers and production dates, as found in Bucher, Peter. "Wochenschauen und Dokumentarfilme 1895-1950 im Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv" Koblenz: Bundesarchiv, 1984.
Subjects
- ANTONESCU, ION
- HEADQUARTERS
- OFFICIAL VISITS
- TRAINS
- JODL, ALFRED
- MAPS
- GOERING, HERMANN
- SNOW
- HITLER, ADOLF
Places
- Rastenburg, East Prussia, Germany
Genre
- Newsreels.
- Film