PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 228, 229 CONCENTRATION CAMPS, MAIDANEK Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC ADC 8555 8555 SOURCE: War Crimes Commission, APSD PS 1217 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 603 ea Comp (Standard) PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 228, 229 CONCENTRATION CAMPS Maidanek, 1944 German Narration Pan of dump outside death chambers; bones on the ground. The cremation ovens are shown, also the family photographs of a victim. Close=ups of a couple of women weeping. Tilt down from one woman to pile of bones. The tall chimney of the camp and the burial ground are shown, also the vegetable garden. There are close=ups of clothing and piles of belongings salvaged by the Nazis. These include: shoes, gloves, toys, glasses, etc. The commission continues questioning. Passports are shown in close=up, indicating prisoners from Poland, Holland, France and other countries. There are also actual close=ups of prisoners who survived. The film ends with a ceremony for the dead. A monument is dedicated; a woman is shown kneeling; a priest officiates; children listen; a large crowd stands at attention. (Singing on sound track.) RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERS/ew

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities