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The German security service, the SD, requisitioned the hotel
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Occupied City

The German security service,the SD, requisitioned the hotel following the bombingof its...

The German security service,
the SD, requisitioned the hotel following the bombing
of its headquarters in November 1944

Full Transcript

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The German security service, the SD, requisitioned the hotel
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following the bombing of its headquarters in November 1944.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:36
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Family Affair Films,Lammas Park,VPRO,Regency Enterprises,A24,Film4 Productions

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Movie Summary

The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's...
The house was partly furnished - Occupied City 00:07
The house was partly furnished
Resistance worker Gerrit Ruys - Occupied City 00:15
Resistance worker Gerrit Ruys
Gerrit Ruys's other son Herman - Occupied City 00:07
Gerrit Ruys's other son Herman
Gerrit Ruys died at Sandbostel concentration camp. - Occupied City 00:05
Gerrit Ruys died at Sandbostel concentration camp.
His wife, Johanna Ruys-Bavinck, was also arrested - Occupied City 00:09
His wife, Johanna Ruys-Bavinck, was also arrested
Amsterdam, the 15th of May 1940. - Occupied City 00:05
Amsterdam, the 15th of May 1940.
German troops approached Amsterdam from the east - Occupied City 00:14
German troops approached Amsterdam from the east
The Dutch army had capitulated after the Germans bombarded Rotterdam - Occupied City 00:09
The Dutch army had capitulated after the Germans bombarded R...
The Netherlands initially had tried to stay neutral, - Occupied City 00:12
The Netherlands initially had tried to stay neutral,
The Dutch queen, Wilhelmina, and her cabinet fled to London. - Occupied City 00:06
The Dutch queen, Wilhelmina, and her cabinet fled to London.
In 1940 around 800,000 people lived in Amsterdam, - Occupied City 00:10
In 1940 around 800,000 people lived in Amsterdam,
The Nazis considered most other Dutch people - Occupied City 00:11
The Nazis considered most other Dutch people
They found a substantial group of supporters in the capital. - Occupied City 00:05
They found a substantial group of supporters in the capital.
The Dutch Nazi party, the NSB, got almost 30,000 votes - Occupied City 00:10
The Dutch Nazi party, the NSB, got almost 30,000 votes
One of the first measures the Germans took - Occupied City 00:10
One of the first measures the Germans took
From the Berlage bridge - Occupied City 00:07
From the Berlage bridge
The city had to provide housing for all Germans, - Occupied City 00:07
The city had to provide housing for all Germans,
Soon a civic administration was installed in the Netherlands. - Occupied City 00:05
Soon a civic administration was installed in the Netherlands...
The Germans began to replace all Dutch organisations - Occupied City 00:10
The Germans began to replace all Dutch organisations
He press was brought under German control - Occupied City 00:07
He press was brought under German control