Dachau camp, postwar
Creator(s)
- Laura Rendahl
- William A. Jacobsen (Camera operator)
Biographical History
William A. Jacobsen was a War Crimes Judge with the Department of State in Germany from 1946 to 1952.
Scope and Content
Munich and Dachau circa 1947. Title. Pan of several dozen dump carts- carts have two wagon type wheels and are numbered, made of wood planks. (0:57) Large sign: ‘WAR CRIMES ENCLOSURE DIRECTORY’ listing several areas including the West gate, War Crimes Court Area, Post Hospital, Officers Club and others. Directory for the Main Gate area which includes the Post Headquarters, Post Library, Crematory, Billeting Office and others. (1:03) EXT of Dachau camp showing the main gate, a wall with barbed wire, empty streets. (1:20) P.W. Discharge Center, a two story building with a watch tower. Sign points to the Crematory. Tree lined path with barbed wire fencing on both sides. (1:51) Sign in several languages: "Ashes were Stored Here". EXT, crematory with a large chimney. One story brick building with a peak roof. (2:27) Sign in several languages: "Old Callow Stand" Platform with a coffin and a white cross. INT of crematory with several ovens. (3:27) "Brausebad" sign. Woman showing how the interior of an oven is raised and lowered. "Reinlichkeit ist Hier Pflicht Deshalb Hande Washen Nicht Vergessen” sign. INTs. Prisoner mannequin hung up by his hands. Another by a window. Both have plaques. (4:30) Sign: "Do Not Remove Anything This is No Place to Collect Souvenirs’. Field with stalls on the perimeter and guard towers. Barracks. Guard in tower with C-6 on helmet. (5:52) INTs. (6:02) Tree with sign: "Hanging Tree" Woman in window on second floor. Munich, street scenes. Railroad tracks. Long train. Children walking in street. (8:00) Film ends.
Places
- Munich, Germany
Genre
- Film
- Amateur.