Surrendering to the Germans; burying German soldiers

Identifier
irn1003725
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.180.1
  • RG-60.4260
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Bundesarchiv (Germany). Filmarchiv
  • Heeresfilmstelle (Producer)

Scope and Content

Reel 2: 00:04:23 Quick CU of a German soldier firing a rifle. German military trucks traveling through a village. Panning shot of locals standing outside village buildings. CU of a three-striped flag atop a flagpole in the middle of a large plaza surrounded by small buildings; German military vehicles enter the plaza. Soviet soldiers approaching the Germans on horseback waving a large white flag; Russians are surrounded by a group of German soldiers. Pan of a wooden bridge; a soldier swings a rifle (cuts out). Reel 3: 00:05:27 (Repeat in RG-60.4262) Shots of buildings on fire in the distance, column of smoke. Civilians work on burying German soldiers as soldiers look on. CUs of graves, installation of crosses, placement of helmets/flowers on graves. CU of a helmet with a large hole in it.

Note(s)

  • Image reversed; reprinted at end of tape. See departmental files for more detailed information in German from the Bundesarchiv. This section does not include scenes of the following, as requested in the order and seen by Raye Farr during the research visit: the signpost for "Hrubieszow"; German military vehicles; Soviet prisoners; pan of a large city, signpost "Luck"; and destruction in city.

  • 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.

Subjects

  • WEHRMACHTSAUFNAHMEN
  • SOVIET UNION
  • GRAVES
  • BRIDGES
  • FIRES
  • SURRENDER
  • CROSSES
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (SOVIET)
  • AUTOMOBILES
  • CIVILIANS
  • MILITARY VEHICLES
  • PEASANTS
  • FLOWERS
  • WEAPONS/ARMS
  • VILLAGES
  • HORSES
  • BURIALS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • FLAGS

Places

  • , Soviet Union

Genre

  • Film
  • Unedited.
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