us-005578-irn1004783
type: RecordSet
date: 1939, June 3-4
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identifier: irn1004783
note: Handwritten on film can label:"Nazi Germany pre-wa". Transferred at 15fps. Detailed notes about the camera used to film the event and the date codes on the original film are located in the files.
note: NSDAP-Kreistags [Nazi Party Convention] on June 3 and 4, 1939 (Saturday and Sunday) in the town of Bad Zwischenahn, included a mass rally, morning celebration, speeches by State Professor Willy Borger and Gauleiter Karl Roever, the swearing-in of 500 NSKK men, youth sport competitions and events, and fireworks. See extensive details, articles, and a program of the event in the Archive's files.
scope and content: Title,"Vorbeimarsch vor dem Gauleite". A parade on June 4 at 3:30pm marches past Carl Röver, the Gauleiter of Weser-Ems from 1929 until his death in 1942. He is standing in a blue Mercedes. The Nazi District Administration headquarters building is behind the Gauleiter and adorned with Nazi flags and eagle insignias. 00:03:42 A street sign points toward"Fährhaus" The parade includes World War One veterans, the Hitler Youth, mounted cavalry and soldiers from various military branches, the Deutsche Arbeitsfront, and the SS. 00:07:47 Title,"Der Gauleiter sprich". Gauleiter Carl Röver speaks to a large gathering on June 4 at 4pm. He is standing on bleachers before a golden eagle symbol at the festival grounds. 00:08:48 The gathering disperses. Military and other organizations march in rank and file. The Gauleiter sits for a meal with other party members. A parade with of men in uniform and the Hitler Youth march along an unknown cobbled street outside the bakery/cafe"Otto Gerde" in the so-called marketplace curve (Am Brink). 00:11:53 At Zwischenahn Lake, demonstrations of Seeflugstützpunktes (Airfield Rostrup) and the Zwischenahner sailing clubs on June 4 at 12-2 pm. A transport plane, likely a Ju-52, and three biplanes fly overhead. 00:13:10 Title,"Zum Schluss: Das Prachtfeuerwer". Fireworks burst against a night sky on June 4 at 10pm. 00:15:10 CU, a Nazi golden eagle flag draped in front of the NSDAP headquarters of the District Leader, Johann Schneider, in the Villa Windmüller located on Peter Street. Kodak logo.
title: Gauleiter speaks; parade for NSDAP convention in Bad Zwischenahn