Berga [videorecording] : soldiers of another war / a co-production of Guggenheim Productions Inc. and Thirteen/WNET New York ; written, directed and narrated by Charles Guggenheim.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
PBS DVD Video,
Copyright Date:
c2002
Description:
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w with col. bonus dvd features ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Special features: a conversation with Charles Guggenheim and David McCullough; interview outakes from "Berga: soldiers of another war"; selected works by Charles Guggenheim.
Summary:
This film reveals the little known story of Berga. In December 1944, thousands of American prisoners were transported to Stalag 9B. The Nazi guards asked all the Jews to identify themselves. When no one responded they chose soldiers that "looked Jewish" or had "Jewish-sounding" names, and shipped them off to Berga, a satellite camp to the infamous Buchenwald. These Americans suffered the same as all the other Jews in the camp.
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