Romanian units; Iron Cross decorations

Romanian units; Iron Cross decorations 

Reel 1: 00:38:20 A column of Romanian units march past the camera, includes numerous CUs of individual soldiers. Reel 3: 00:41:06 Romanian and German officers gather around a table and go over a map (CU of Romanian officer wearing Iron Cross) and look through binoculars. A motorcycle messenger delivers a message. The officers are then seen talking on a field phone. Another motorcycle messenger arrives (Romanian). Reel 5: 00:44:54 Soldiers hoist a Third Reich battle flag on a pole atop an ornate building, followed by a Romanian flag draped down the face of the building. Several ships move in a port; ship wreckage is visible in the water. 00:46:15 Break in footage. Corresponding BA notes seem to be missing. Scenes in a large city, crowds of civilians on the sidewalks as German troops march in, Cyrillic writing on buildings. 00:47:09 German General awarding Iron Cross decorations to several soldiers, close views. Group of officers gathered in front of building, very jovial. 00:48:22 Signpost with placenames, row of horse-drawn military carts moving along road. 

Conditions of Use and/or Copyright updated. Correspondence from Bundesarchiv in May 2023, initially sent to Leslie Swift states: Public Domain. However, since copyright law may differ between the U.S. and Germany, Use statement U3 is being applied. 

See departmental files for more detailed information in German from the Bundesarchiv. Reel 1: USHMM copied 32 meters; Reel 3: USHMM copied 43 of 148 meters; Reel 5: USHMM copied 39 meters. [Meter totals not known; incomplete copy of the Bundesarchiv catalog record].