British Pathe Newsreel -- Auschwitz

Identifier
irn1003809
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-60.4345
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • British Pathe (Producer)
  • The Honorable Hadassah Rosensaft

Scope and Content

Liberation of Auschwitz, showing atrocities. Survivors, soldiers, pit of corpses. Hair in paper bags ready to be shipped. Piles of teeth, utensils, eyeglasses, children's clothing, shoes, brushes, suitcases. Pit of corpses.

Note(s)

  • Film includes familiar scenes. British Pathe has identified this film under the number UN-3199H.

Subjects

  • ATROCITIES
  • AUSCHWITZ
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY
  • HUMAN HAIR
  • CLOTHES
  • TEETH
  • PITS
  • VICTIMS' PROPERTY
  • SURVIVORS
  • SHOES
  • LUGGAGE
  • CORPSES
  • EYEGLASSES
  • CONCENTRATION CAMPS (LIBERATION)

Places

  • Auschwitz, Poland

Genre

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