Films from the Nazi era is a collection of documentary films produced during the National Socialist regime. Licences for use are available from the Historiathek.
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Recovery of looted art in Berchtesgaden in May 1945. This film was shot by Signal Corps cameramen in Berchtesgaden in May 1945. It shows the recovery and inventory of the art collection by Major Harry Anderson. You can also see Hermann Göring's art dealer, Walter Andreas Hofer. Film length 4 minutes. The licence fee for use of the complete clip is 8 x 30 seconds.
Berchtesgaden Art Collection from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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Swastika flag becomes the German national flag in 1933 Hitler declares the swastika flag the official national symbol as early as 9 July 1933. The provisional regulation of national flags was valid until 15 September 1935, when the Nazi flag became the only flag of the Reich. Film length 1:23. A licence fee of 3 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film.
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Leitz Wetzlar camera factory 1937. 1937 footage of the Leica camera factory in Wetzlar, Germany. Workers check cameras and lenses, grind lenses. Film length 2:50. A licence fee of 6 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film. Leitz Wetzlar 1937 from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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NSDAP party conventions. Compilation of film material about the NS party conferences. Length 1:47. A fee of 4 x 30 seconds is required to purchase a licence for the entire film. NS Party Conventions from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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The film footage shows the arrival of the first Kindertransport of German-Jewish children in Harwich, Great Britain, on 2 December 1938. The British government had granted permission for adolescents between the ages of five and 17 to enter the country. 200 German-Jewish children were able to leave for England on this first transport on the ship "Prague" via Hoek van Holland. Film length 05:52. A licence fee of 12x30 sec. applies for the purchase of the entire film.