• TitleNazi Concentration Camps: Maidanek; Auschwitz
• SummaryReel 1 begins with a caption that reads "Maidanek." Prisoners are shown behind barbed wire fences; one prisoner shows number stamped on his chest. Numerous shots of barbed wire enclosures. Aerial shots of rows of unidentified buildings. Supervised by armed guards; men dig long trenches. Dead bodies lay partially covered in trenches. Human skulls lined up in rows on the ground. Shots of poison gas canisters being handled. Footage appears of a canister (labeled "Zyklon"); followed by a gas chamber. Scenes of German soldiers and officers in meetings; and individuals being questioned by German officers. Reel 2 contains footage of visitors to camp being shown courtyard full of human skeletons; another room with numerous ovens whose open doors reveal bones lying amongst ashes. This is followed by photographs of young families and children in their pre-Maidanek days. Open field with shots of large raised graves; and mounds of skeletal remains. Interior of barrack with clothes piled in each sleeping berth; collections of gloves; children's toys; eyeglasses; and passports from a variety of European countries. Scenes follow of a ceremony to honor those that perished in the Maidanek camp. Reel 3 covers activities at Auschwitz. It has an opening shot that shows fully clothed inmates arriving at the camp on snow-covered ground. Prisoners are in camp uniforms; some wrapped in blankets; behind barbed wire. Footage shows the entire Auschwitz compound with additional scenes of interiors of barracks with elderly women prisoners three to a berth; others sit upright on benches. The gate at the entranceway to the camp has the words "Arbeit macht frei" written on the gate. This is followed by shots of electric fencing. Next is a sequence of shots of inmates being assisted out of the camp.
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• Tags3. Reich; Holocaust; Group of persons; Concentration camp prisoner; Building; Barbed wire fence; Anti-Semitism; Majdanek; National Socialism; Standing; German occupation; Cruelty; German; Mass murder; Generalgouvernement; Adult; Barbed wire; Concentration camp Majdanek; Day; Man; Crimes against humanity; Clothing; German Reich; Era; Genocide; Group; Prisoner; Man; Fence; Racism; Discrimination; Lublin Voivodeship; Poland; Central Europe; Europe (Continent); Fascism; Political Movement; Event; Occupation; European; Nationality; Peoples and nationalities; Murder; Violent crime; Crime; Criminal activity; Concentration camp; Internment camp; Prisoner of war camp; Camp (camp); Male gender; Sex; War crimes; Personal equipment; Area of life Face; Show; Portrait; Identification of prisoners in concentration camp; Marking; Crematorium; Building view; Chimney (architecture); Architectural element; White smoke; Smoke; Air; Warning; Walking; Sign; Culture; Moving; Watchtower; Tower (building); Concentration camp personnel; Military uniform; Soviet soldier; Soviet military; Uniform; Russian soldier; Soldier; Military personnel; Military; Russian military; Barrack; Sitting; End of war; Schutzstaffel; Wehrmacht; SS-member; German prisoner of war; War criminal; War; Conflict; Political event; Politics; German military; National Socialist; Prisoner of war; Taking notes; Politician; Meeting; Committee of inquiry; War criminal trial; Russian (nationality); Woman; Letter; Committee; Political Institution; Trial; Court (Justice); Justice; Female Gender; Speaking; Witness; Communicating; Hearing; Report; Pole; Document; Polish Soldier; Weapon; Interpreter; Profession; Guard soldier; Mass grave; Corpse; Armed; Victim; Trench (process); Crying; Mourning; Grave (construction); Negative emotion; Emotion; Skull (human); Bone; Skull; Head; Head and neck; Poison gas; Cyclone B; Poisonous; Gas chamber; Looking; Gas (substance); State of aggregation; Bath and Disinfection II; Shield (sign); Building; Bone material; Bone (human); Ashes; Jew; Cloudy; Cloudy; Bone material; Bone (human); Jew; Oven; Cloudy; Bone material; Skeleton; Religious Community; Weather; Ovens; Technical Equipment; Technology; Photography; Media; Shoe; Glove; Glove; Accessory; Doll (toy); Glasses; Glove (tool); Passport; Passport; Skeleton; Hand; Visiting; Skeleton; Skeleton; Visiting; USSR; Scientific Activity; Science; Russia (Europe); Eastern Europe; Concentration Camp Memorial; Cross; Kneeling; Ceremony; Polish National Anthem; Memorial; Political Building; Religious Ritual; Religious Life; Religion; National Anthem; Hymn; Music; Crowd; Full (With People); Child; Nun; Despair; Field; Cabbage; Cultivation Area; Vegetable; Food; Food; Nutrition; Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau; Winter; Snow; Concentration Camp Auschwitz; Season; Going out; Horse (animal); Solipeds; Mammal; Animal; Animal species; Animal; Sick bed; Illness; Bed; Furniture; Furnishings; Furnishing; Driving; Gate (architecture); Boy; Girl; Snow covered; City view; Factory; Town; Settlement; Industry; Economy; Horizon; Sky; Work makes free; Entrance; Electric fence; Device; Building plan; Technical plan; Plan; Photo album; Cold; Seniors; Vomiting; Bank (furniture)
• Decade1940
• Production Year1945
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• GenreDocumentary
• CollectionUS Archives
• SourceHistoriathek
• Country of ProductionPoland
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• Original Clip IdentifierH00739

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Original Title in Original Language: Nazi Concentration Camps: Maidanek; Auschwitz

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German Title: Nazi-Konzentrationslager: Maidanek; Auschwitz

German Summary: Spule 1 beginnt mit einer Bildunterschrift, die "Maidanek" lautet. Die Gefangenen werden hinter Stacheldrahtzäunen gezeigt; ein Gefangener zeigt eine auf die Brust gestempelte Nummer. Zahlreiche Aufnahmen von Stacheldrahtzäunen. Luftaufnahmen von Reihen nicht identifizierter Gebäude. Von bewaffneten Wachen beaufsichtigt; Männer graben lange Gräben. Die Leichen liegen teilweise in Gräben. Menschliche Schädel in Reihen auf dem Boden aufgereiht. Schüsse von Giftgaskanistern, die gehandhabt werden. Es erscheint Filmmaterial von einem Kanister (beschriftet mit "Zyklon"), gefolgt von einer Gaskammer. Szenen von deutschen Soldaten und Offizieren bei Besprechungen; und Personen, die von deutschen Offizieren befragt werden. Spule 2 enthält Filmmaterial von Besuchern des Lagers, die einen Innenhof voller menschlicher Skelette sehen; ein weiterer Raum mit zahlreichen Öfen, deren geöffnete Türen in der Asche liegende Knochen offenbaren. Es folgen Fotos von jungen Familien und Kindern aus der Zeit vor Maidanek. Offenes Feld mit Aufnahmen von großen Hochgräbern; und Hügel mit Skelettüberresten. Das Innere der Baracke mit Kleidung, die in jedem Schlafplatz gestapelt ist; Sammlungen von Handschuhen, Kinderspielzeug, Brillen und Pässen aus verschiedenen europäischen Ländern. Es folgen Szenen einer Zeremonie zu Ehren derer, die im Lager Maidanek umgekommen sind. Filmrolle 3 zeigt die Aktivitäten in Auschwitz. Die Eröffnungsaufnahme zeigt voll bekleidete Häftlinge, die auf schneebedecktem Boden im Lager ankommen. Die Häftlinge sind in Lageruniformen; einige sind in Decken gewickelt; hinter Stacheldraht. Das Filmmaterial zeigt das gesamte Gelände von Auschwitz mit zusätzlichen Szenen von Innenräumen von Baracken mit älteren weiblichen Häftlingen, die drei auf einer Koje sitzen; andere sitzen aufrecht auf Bänken. Auf dem Tor am Eingang des Lagers steht die Aufschrift "Arbeit macht frei". Darauf folgen Aufnahmen von Elektrozäunen. Es folgt eine Reihe von Aufnahmen von Häftlingen, die aus dem Lager heraus unterstützt werden.

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Genre: Documentary

English Title: Nazi Concentration Camps: Maidanek; Auschwitz

English Tags: 3. Reich; Holocaust; Group of persons; Concentration camp prisoner; Building; Barbed wire fence; Anti-Semitism; Majdanek; National Socialism; Standing; German occupation; Cruelty; German; Mass murder; Generalgouvernement; Adult; Barbed wire; Concentration camp Majdanek; Day; Man; Crimes against humanity; Clothing; German Reich; Era; Genocide; Group; Prisoner; Man; Fence; Racism; Discrimination; Lublin Voivodeship; Poland; Central Europe; Europe (Continent); Fascism; Political Movement; Event; Occupation; European; Nationality; Peoples and nationalities; Murder; Violent crime; Crime; Criminal activity; Concentration camp; Internment camp; Prisoner of war camp; Camp (camp); Male gender; Sex; War crimes; Personal equipment; Area of life Face; Show; Portrait; Identification of prisoners in concentration camp; Marking; Crematorium; Building view; Chimney (architecture); Architectural element; White smoke; Smoke; Air; Warning; Walking; Sign; Culture; Moving; Watchtower; Tower (building); Concentration camp personnel; Military uniform; Soviet soldier; Soviet military; Uniform; Russian soldier; Soldier; Military personnel; Military; Russian military; Barrack; Sitting; End of war; Schutzstaffel; Wehrmacht; SS-member; German prisoner of war; War criminal; War; Conflict; Political event; Politics; German military; National Socialist; Prisoner of war; Taking notes; Politician; Meeting; Committee of inquiry; War criminal trial; Russian (nationality); Woman; Letter; Committee; Political Institution; Trial; Court (Justice); Justice; Female Gender; Speaking; Witness; Communicating; Hearing; Report; Pole; Document; Polish Soldier; Weapon; Interpreter; Profession; Guard soldier; Mass grave; Corpse; Armed; Victim; Trench (process); Crying; Mourning; Grave (construction); Negative emotion; Emotion; Skull (human); Bone; Skull; Head; Head and neck; Poison gas; Cyclone B; Poisonous; Gas chamber; Looking; Gas (substance); State of aggregation; Bath and Disinfection II; Shield (sign); Building; Bone material; Bone (human); Ashes; Jew; Cloudy; Cloudy; Bone material; Bone (human); Jew; Oven; Cloudy; Bone material; Skeleton; Religious Community; Weather; Ovens; Technical Equipment; Technology; Photography; Media; Shoe; Glove; Glove; Accessory; Doll (toy); Glasses; Glove (tool); Passport; Passport; Skeleton; Hand; Visiting; Skeleton; Skeleton; Visiting; USSR; Scientific Activity; Science; Russia (Europe); Eastern Europe; Concentration Camp Memorial; Cross; Kneeling; Ceremony; Polish National Anthem; Memorial; Political Building; Religious Ritual; Religious Life; Religion; National Anthem; Hymn; Music; Crowd; Full (With People); Child; Nun; Despair; Field; Cabbage; Cultivation Area; Vegetable; Food; Food; Nutrition; Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau; Winter; Snow; Concentration Camp Auschwitz; Season; Going out; Horse (animal); Solipeds; Mammal; Animal; Animal species; Animal; Sick bed; Illness; Bed; Furniture; Furnishings; Furnishing; Driving; Gate (architecture); Boy; Girl; Snow covered; City view; Factory; Town; Settlement; Industry; Economy; Horizon; Sky; Work makes free; Entrance; Electric fence; Device; Building plan; Technical plan; Plan; Photo album; Cold; Seniors; Vomiting; Bank (furniture)

English Summary: Reel 1 begins with a caption that reads "Maidanek." Prisoners are shown behind barbed wire fences; one prisoner shows number stamped on his chest. Numerous shots of barbed wire enclosures. Aerial shots of rows of unidentified buildings. Supervised by armed guards; men dig long trenches. Dead bodies lay partially covered in trenches. Human skulls lined up in rows on the ground. Shots of poison gas canisters being handled. Footage appears of a canister (labeled "Zyklon"); followed by a gas chamber. Scenes of German soldiers and officers in meetings; and individuals being questioned by German officers. Reel 2 contains footage of visitors to camp being shown courtyard full of human skeletons; another room with numerous ovens whose open doors reveal bones lying amongst ashes. This is followed by photographs of young families and children in their pre-Maidanek days. Open field with shots of large raised graves; and mounds of skeletal remains. Interior of barrack with clothes piled in each sleeping berth; collections of gloves; children's toys; eyeglasses; and passports from a variety of European countries. Scenes follow of a ceremony to honor those that perished in the Maidanek camp. Reel 3 covers activities at Auschwitz. It has an opening shot that shows fully clothed inmates arriving at the camp on snow-covered ground. Prisoners are in camp uniforms; some wrapped in blankets; behind barbed wire. Footage shows the entire Auschwitz compound with additional scenes of interiors of barracks with elderly women prisoners three to a berth; others sit upright on benches. The gate at the entranceway to the camp has the words "Arbeit macht frei" written on the gate. This is followed by shots of electric fencing. Next is a sequence of shots of inmates being assisted out of the camp.

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