Description: |
A picture of the start of World War II using captured German film to show the pattern of Nazi preparation for war. The conquest of Austria, Czechoslovakia, and the attack on Poland. This film is one of the Why We Fight series. 1943 Winner, Special Award, New York Film Critics Ciricle; 2000 Winner, National Film Registry, National Film Preservation Board VHS-Standard play. Recorded 1991. Originally issued as a 16 mm. motion picture. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about |
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Origin: | 1943 |
Created By: |
United States. War Department. Special Services Division |
Contributor(s): |
Capra, Frank, 1897-1991; Litvak, Anatole, 1902-1974; Hornbeck, William, 1901-1983; Collins, Anthony; Epstein, Julius J., 1909-2000; Epstein, Philip G.; Veiller, Anthony, 1903-1965; Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979; United States. Army. Signal Corps; Walt Disney Pictures; |
Source: |
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/WWIIHstFlm/id/28 |
Collection: |
World War II Films |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Geography: |
United States North and Central America Germany Europe |
Subjects: |
World War, 1939-1945--Poland Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945 Germany--Military policy Austria--History--1938-1945 Czechoslovakia--History--1938-1945 Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945 Military history--World War, 1939-1945--Video recordings--Historical films Beneš, Edvard, 1884-1948 Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940 Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977 Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 Ciano, Galeazzo, conte, 1903-1944 Daladier, Edouard, 1884-1970 Degrelle, Léon, 1906-1994 Eden, Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977 Goebbels, Joseph, 1897-1945 Göring, Hermann, 1893-1946 Henlein, Konrad, 1898-1945 Hess, Rudolf, 1894-1987 Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945 Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 Keitel, Wilhelm, 1882-1946 George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 Kuhn, Fritz Julius Litvinov, M. M. (Maksim Maksimovich), 1876-1951 Lutze, Viktor, 1890-1943 Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986 Mosley, Oswald, 1896-1980 Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 Raeder, Erich, 1876-1960 Seyss-Inquart, Arthur, 1892-1946 Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 Hindenburg, Paul von, 1847-1934 Ribbentrop, Joachim von, 1893-1946 |
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