German troops in France, 1940; French colonial POWs

Identifier
irn1003743
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.180.1
  • RG-60.4278
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

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

Scope and Content

Reel 1: 00:50:35 Scenes on French country road. Captured French colonial troops in various uniforms walking several abreast along road (including Arab and African soldiers). French town (apparently not Paris). Hotel de Ville entrance and metal grille with sign. Pan to two Gothic cathedral towers badly damaged. Small sign "Kommandantur" hanging on door. Blurry images of damaged buildings.

Note(s)

  • USHMM copied 17 of 106 meters.

  • 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

  • DESTRUCTION
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
  • PRISONERS (FRENCH)
  • WEHRMACHT (GERMAN ARMY)
  • WEHRMACHTSAUFNAHMEN
  • CHURCHES
  • SIGNS/POSTERS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (FRENCH)
  • POWS (FRENCH)

Places

  • , France
  • Paris, France

Genre

  • Film
  • Unedited.
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