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VOICE-OVER: On the 4th of May 1945
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Occupied City

On the 4th of May 1945, the German Order Policestarted shooting from the park at people...

VOICE-OVER: On the 4th of May 1945, the German Order Police
started shooting from the park at people stealing wooden blocks
from between the tram rails, to use in their stoves at home

Full Transcript

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VOICE-OVER: On the 4th of May 1945,
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the German Order Police started shooting from the park
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at people stealing wooden blocks from between the tram rails,
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to use in their stoves at home.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
02:46:58
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...
Johan van Es, who was cycling past, was fatally wounded. - Occupied City 00:06
Johan van Es, who was cycling past, was fatally wounded.
VOICE-OVER: 296 Amsteldijk and DR. C.W. Ittmannpad, - Occupied City 00:10
VOICE-OVER: 296 Amsteldijk and DR. C.W. Ittmannpad,
In 1944 - Occupied City 00:07
In 1944
As a rule, the Germans executed people - Occupied City 00:12
As a rule, the Germans executed people
Approximately 140 men were executed at Rozenoord. - Occupied City 00:06
Approximately 140 men were executed at Rozenoord.
The identities of a hundred men are known. - Occupied City 00:05
The identities of a hundred men are known.
The largest group, 53 men, were shot here on the 8th of March 1945, - Occupied City 00:12
The largest group, 53 men, were shot here on the 8th of Marc...
Executions were generally carried out early in the morning, - Occupied City 00:09
Executions were generally carried out early in the morning,
To refuse was to risk one’s own execution. - Occupied City 00:06
To refuse was to risk one’s own execution.
The German Order Police officer Jupp Henneböhl - Occupied City 00:07
The German Order Police officer Jupp Henneböhl
In his memoirs, - Occupied City 00:26
In his memoirs,
After the war he wrote: - Occupied City 00:09
After the war he wrote:
I could see the tangled hair on their bare heads, - Occupied City 00:09
I could see the tangled hair on their bare heads,
5 Beursplein. The stock exchange. - Occupied City 00:05
5 Beursplein. The stock exchange.
The Liro Bank, a Jewish owned bank, - Occupied City 00:08
The Liro Bank, a Jewish owned bank,
Jews had to hand over all their money and other valuables - Occupied City 00:12
Jews had to hand over all their money and other valuables
The bank traded the Jewish shares on the stock market. - Occupied City 00:05
The bank traded the Jewish shares on the stock market.
The chairman of the Stockbroking Association agreed to this. - Occupied City 00:05
The chairman of the Stockbroking Association agreed to this.
Jewish-owned securities were offered - Occupied City 00:08
Jewish-owned securities were offered
Trade at the stock market - Occupied City 00:07
Trade at the stock market