Welt im Film No. 5
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Welt im Film No. 5 was a newsreel meant to acquaint the German and Austrian public with what had taken place in the concentration camps, as part of the Denazification
effort.
Welt im Film newsreels were co-productions by the US & British military governments in occupied Germany after World War II
. Screenings were compulsory.
Denazification
Denazification was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of any remnants of the National Socialist ideology. It was carried out specifically by removing those involved from positions of influence and by disbanding or rendering...
effort.
Welt im Film newsreels were co-productions by the US & British military governments in occupied Germany after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Screenings were compulsory.
See also
- Death MillsDeath MillsDeath Mills, or Die Todesmühlen, is a 1945 American propaganda documentary film directed by Billy Wilder and produced by the United States Department of War. It was intended for German audiences to educate them about the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime...
- List of Allied propaganda films of World War II
- List of Holocaust films
- The Nuremberg TrialsNuremberg Trials (film)The Nuremberg Trials was a Soviet-made documentary film about the trials of the Nazi leadership. It was produced by Roman Karmen, and was an English-language version of the Russian language film Суд народов ....
- Soviet film about the Nuremberg trialsNuremberg TrialsThe Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany.... - That Justice Be DoneThat Justice Be DoneThat Justice Be Done was a one-reel propaganda film made in 1946 by the Office of War Information for the US Chief of Counsel at Nuremberg and the War Crimes Office of the Judge Advocate General's Corps....
- American film about the Nuremberg trialsNuremberg TrialsThe Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany....
External links
- Welt im Film no. 5 (part 1) Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive at USHMM
- Welt im Film no. 5 (part 2) Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive at USHMM