Auschwitz (Ozwiecim) Reel 2 (1945)
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Summary
| Description | Part of a documentary film produced by the Soviet Army Film Unit, presented as evidence and shown at the Nuremberg Trials as Prosecution Exhibit #229. Translation of the German narration [1] : This reel contains close shots of children showing the numbers on their arms, high angle shot of procession of children moving in barbed wire enclosure, close-ups of charred heads and remains of bodies in the ovens, close-ups of cans of gas and other chemicals, bodies in a deep trench, one dead woman with embryo beside her. The Russian commission examines deep grave filled with bodies. Prisoners demonstrate a scaffold, including the trap and noose. There are close shots of prisoners who were professors and doctors. In the storehouse are: human hair in bundles, piles of false teeth, razors, brushes, eyeglasses, shoes and clothes. Russian soldiers hold up some children clothes. Suitcases from all countries are also piled up. Women weep beside grave. A band plays the funeral march. Choir boys follo |
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| Date | 1945 |
| Source | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Author | Zentrales Studio für Dokumentarfilm |
Licensing
CC0 / Public Domain
Attribution: Zentrales Studio für Dokumentarfilm, 1945