Ukrainians working for the German war economy
Prologue in Cyrillic letters. Title supplied by Bundesarchiv. To understand the propaganda context of the movie better it must be reviewed by someone with proficiency in Ukrainian.
A documentary that shows pictures of the Kiev office of the"Generalbevollmaechtigter fuer den Arbeitseinsat" [General Commissioner for Employment of Labor]. Ukrainians board a train towards Germany and enjoy music, food, and cigarettes. German cities, industrial plants, and freeways are shown to the delight and astonishment of the Ukrainians. Later on they are examined by a doctor and instructed about their work in industry and agriculture by a foreman. A canteen and a grocery store are shown. The workers receive letters from home. For evening entertainment, there are folk music events. The movie was intended to advertise work for the German war economy to the Ukrainian people by depicting excellent working and living conditions as contrary to its harsh reality.
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