Title- Eva Braun-Reel 1 of 8

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National Archives Identifier: 43461 Local Identifier: 242.2 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/43461

From: Series: Motion Picture Films Confiscated From Foreign Countries And Sources, 1940 - 1944 Record Group 242: National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Scope and content: These are the private motion pictures of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, which were seized by the US Army, in Germany, in 1945. They were subsequently assembled into 8 reels by the US Army, from 28 reels of original camera rolls. The National Archives received this film in 1947, and in 2012 began the digital restoration process, using existing negative copies. The original 28 reels of footage was not originally compiled by the US Army in chronological or thematic order, and these reels reflect that original assembly from 1945. Shot list: B/W, exterior, Eva Braun swims with her family and others, including Herta Schnider and her husband and child, at the Koenigssee , near Berchtesgaden. Interiors Braun home; scenes of people and activities at Koenigssee, on water and on land. Escorted by military officer, group leaves mountain house, gets into bus. Interior Berghof, Berchtesgaden. Hitler greets and talks with Heinrich Hoffmann, officials and other staff. Braun talks with Hitler, Dr. Theodor Morell and Hoffman. Hitler with Ilse Braun. Hitler talks with Dr. Karl Brandt, Adolf Wagner, and Hoffmann. B/W, exterior, Braun and others in and on water, performing gymnastics, on land, at shore. Color, exterior views, Berghof. Interior view of Hitler entering teahouse; exterior shot of Hitler leaving Berghof. Titles: "Die bunte Filmschau von Eva Braun", "Wir baden in Schliersee."Color, exterior lake, Braun performing gymnastics; Braun and others walk in woods. Title: "Starnberger." Braun and others swim. Title "Im Chiemsee." Exterior scenes of Braun, family and others at lake, on boat and on land. Title: "Punktchen am Berg." Exterior scenes, Braun and others on Berghof terrace. Title: "Im Schorn Weiher." Color, shots of Braun, family and others diving, swimming in water on lake, and on shore. Color, exterior shots of Berghof. Color, exterior scenes of Hitler on Berghof terrace, Hitler meeting with people including Albert Speer, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Julius Schaub, Gerhard Engel and others. Shows Hitler with Speer children. B/W, Hitler with officers and guards on terrace. Color, exterior, shows Braun and others in field, picking flowers. B/W, interior Berghof. Hitler with von Ribbentrop, Martin Bormann,Heinrich Himmler, and Reinhard Heydrich and others (fast film speed).

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM) National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 Phone: 301-837-3540

Email: mopix@nara.gov

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