us-005578-irn1004362
type: RecordSet
date: 1939 September 07, 1939 September
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 2
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has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 851
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identifier: irn1004362
scope and content: Funeral in Gdansk of Gauleiter Joseph Wessel, who was shot by a"Polish gang" followed by footage of ethnic German refugees fleeing alleged persecution by the Poles. CUs of women and blond children with tear-stained faces. Extreme CU of an older man wearing glasses and an older woman in a head scarf. Burning houses supposedly set on fire by the Poles. The newsreel cuts off abruptly.
title: Invasion of Poland