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  1. March of Time -- outtakes -- Josef Tiso in prison; airline; UNRRA supplies eggs

    1150 AA: LS, EXT of the jail called Kraiska Sud of Bratislava. LS warden opens Dr. Josef Tiso's cell (Tiso was a Monseignor of the Catholic Church and ex-prime minister of Slovakia; he was imprisoned for collaboration with the Nazis). CU the name "Josef Tiso" written on the door of Tiso's cell. MS Tiso at a little desk in the bottom of his cell reading or writing his memoirs. CU Tiso reading or writing and taking a book. LS Tiso leaving his cell at the side of a warden. LS Tiso walking in the courtyard of the jail. Several shots of Tiso walking around courtyard of jail. Warden in the courty...

  2. March of Time -- outtakes -- bridges, ships, coal, street scenes

    Reel 47. 100 feet. Shot on quays Usti, of boy [passing barge marked N.D.B.E. Magdeburg]. Shot of name of barge. Five shots of a Dissel tug marked Tabor Praha, sailing on the Elbe, showing countryside. Shot taken at Brensko, the Elbe frontier station, between Czechoslovakia and Germany. Passengers from ferry coming up steps and showing passport to Czech customs officials. Reel 48. 100 feet. VS, taken showing the Tabor steaming up the Elbe, also showing typical Sudeten village on the other side of the river with mountains in background. Also showing large barge used for exports being towed by...

  3. Bomb damage in Germany

    Various aerial shots of bombed military installations and marshalling yards. Bomb damage in Wiesbaden concentration camp. Damaged buildings in Wiesbaden. MLS trainer parked on airfield. Aerial shots of bomb damage in marshalling yards near Wiesbaden and destroyed town, bridge. Prison camp showing refugees in square. Bomb damaged train and buildings along track. Aerial shot of bomb damage in Durkheim, including town, marshalling yards. Bomb damage in Worms, Germany. Shots of bombed bridges in Frankfurt (hazy). Aerial shot of refugees in prison camp. Bomb damage in marshalling yards, building...

  4. Panel discussion moderated by Ferencz

    American Society of International Law. 77th annual meeting. Washington, DC. April 13-16, 1983. Panel discussion including: a) Paul Szasz, principal officer of the Office of Legal Advisor of the United Nations; b) Robert Rosenstock, US Representative on 6th Legal Committee of the United Nations; c) Anthony D'amato, Northwestern University professor; d) Alan Gerson, special assistant to J. Kirkpatrick at the United Nations; e) Ved Nanda. Benjamin Ferencz is the moderator. Panelists evaluate the aspirations of the United Nations, the realities today, and the possibilities for the future. Feren...

  5. March of Time -- outtakes -- FDR declaration of war speech

    US Capitol, Washington, DC. Various shots of President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering his declaration of war speech. Clark reading resolution. Reaction shots, members cheering and applauding. Speaker of the House, Samuel Rayburn, calling House to order.

  6. March of Time -- outtakes -- General elections in Prague; Communist Party victory

    Wooden tower with "Volte 4" at left. St. Vitus cathedral in BG. Man reading a newspaper at side of Vltava River. MS bridge; large posters: "Terror," "Chaos" crossed out; Rudolfinum Palace in BG. Tramways, pedestrians crossing bridge. Poster on which the four political parties are united with coat of arms: "United in the War. United in the Peace." Night scenes before the general elections in Prague: huge crowds spread over the main streets in Prague, loud speakers pour music, songs and political eloquence in the streets while tracts are distributed, streets covered with tracts. Civilian prep...

  7. March of Time -- outtakes -- Rally, NYC

    Citizens' Rally against oppression at Carnegie Hall, NYC. LS, from above, of Carnegie Hall then closer, men seated behind; second speaker, curly hair, "Dangers in situation in Germany..."; Man, older, waiting behind curtain; LS, crowd, well behaved. Participants (from March of Time card catalogue): Mayor LaGuardia, Victor Ridder, William Dodd, Theodore Green, Fulton Sheen, Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace, Bishop Manning.

  8. Red Cross ship at NY harbor

    REEL 1: Unedited footage shows people aboard the Red Cross ship Gripsholm in New York harbor: Navy officials, Japanese girls, Japanese men boarding a bus; Japanese disembarking; and the sick being helped off the ship.

  9. Leaflet about the French boycott of German products

    Leaflet concerning the French boycott of German products printed by Le Comite de defense des Juifs/persecutes en Allemagne.

  10. DPs in Germany

    Reel 1: "Displaced Persons" Displaced persons in Germany are herded into a field; given food, clothing, and medical care; interviewed by officials of the American Military Government.; and assigned billets in a camp. "By Request" Shows brief shots of Charleston, WV; Springfield, IL; Newark, NJ; Tucson and Winslow, AZ; Whiteville, VA; and Fall River, MA.

  11. Idealized picture of Prussia to garner German support for total war

    Reel 5 begins with Gneisenau giving an inspiring speech to the Kolbergers in the square of the town. The speech ends with the words, "the best way to defend a fortress is to attack!" Schill is shown leading his soldiers into battle on white horses. Maria, presumably still on her return journey, is in a boat off the coast watching the battle from afar. The boat captain wants to go back but Maria insists on taking a rowboat to shore. Schill waits until the French get as close as possible before giving the order to shoot, thus inflicting as much damage as possible. Claus is shown briefly, clut...

  12. Russian troops celebrate liberation; conferences; invasion of Normandy; Allied troops

    Records world-wide war activities. Reel 6: (1943-44) Russian troops, guerrillas, and citizens celebrate their victory. Marines land and fight on Tarawa. FDR and Churchill meet with Chiang Kai-shek at Cairo and with Stalin at Teheran. Shows Tito and Yugoslav guerrillas. Normandy is invaded; Allied troops and French guerrillas battle Germans.

  13. ANNOUNCEMENT/Despite public warnings and the threat of execution... Ghetto announcement issued for the District of Lublin, Poland.

    Ghetto announcement (Obwieszczenie) issued for the District of Lublin, Poland.

  14. Poster announcing housing regulations for Jews in German occupied Chelmn

    House order (Hausordnug) concerning the mandatory method of house maintenance within the ghetto in Chelm, Poland.

  15. Nazi banner removed from concentration camp

    Nazi war banner removed from a concentration camp.

  16. US Army infantry advances in Germany

    Staff Film Report no. 46; Combat Bulletin, no. 46. (with intertitles) Reel 2: The 29th Division crosses bridge at Jülich. Aerial views of the wrecked city of Jülich. Gen. Gerhardt and his G-2 officer report plans and conditions at a staff meeting. Troops cross a bridge under enemy fire. Gen. Gerhardt crosses the bridge. The 102nd Division liberates US prisoners at Erkelenz. Undelivered Red Cross packages intended for American POWs but used by Nazis are found in Heppendorf. The 1st Army battles toward Cologne; the 83d Division takes Neusse. Telephoto images of Düsseldorf under bombardment fr...

  17. Development of German campaign in Poland

    Summary: The German viewpoint of events prior to and during the Polish campaign. Reel 1: maps the Hanseatic cities and Danzig. Shows World War I combat scenes. Describes the Polish Corridor settlement. Shows German refugees driven from Poland. Describes Hitler's proposed highway across the Corridor. Shows Polish Foreign Minister Beck and the Danzig defense corps. Von Ribbentrop enplanes for Moscow. London workers dig air raid shelters. Shows Polish President Moscicki.

  18. War Crimes Trials: Malmedy

    (Munich 164) Malmedy War Crimes Trials, Dachau, Germany, May 16, 1946. LS, court in session as member of the Commission calls defendants for recital of their names and background. Gen Sepp Dietrich is called and he gives his name and age. MS, Dietrich answers questions of the Commission. Defendants Fritz Kramer, PJ Ochmann, Joachim Peiper, Hermann Priess, and Wolfgang Richter rise as they are called. They give their names, former rank and age, and are assigned numbers. CU, Brig Gen Josiah T. Dalbey calls out names of the accused. MCU, court interpreter, US soldier, speaking.

  19. Calling card brought to the US by an Austrian refugee

    Calling card for Fanny Beit found in the autograph album, 1994.53.6.1, owned by Irene Rosenthal. Irene fled Nazi ruled Austria for the United States in March 1940. German troops marched over the border into Austria in March 1938. The next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. The November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom vandalized Jewish businesses and homes and destroyed most of the synagogues in Austria. Irene received a visa to leave Austria in March and sailed that month from Genoa, Italy, to New York.

  20. Army film on postwar devastation and the threat of disease

    Orientation Film no. 17: shows widespread devastation and deprivation resulting from the war and conducive to disease and epidemics. Reel 1: Explains how these dangers can be combated. Contains many scenes of personal suffering of war refugees and displaced persons. Shows how uncontrolled reunions spread diseases.