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Polish prisoners of war gather in an open field, 1939

Name: Polish prisoners of war gather in an open field, 1939
Uploaded: 2026-09-04T02:04:38.552Z
Duration: 30 s
Channel: The March of Time (Outtakes)

A large number of Polish soldiers, having been captured, have gathered in an open field and wait under guard for onward transport. Smoke is visible in the background, a sign of nearby fighting or burning settlements. Such collection points for prisoners of war emerged along many sectors of the front in the first days of the war, as the Wehrmacht advanced faster than the Polish army could mount organized resistance. The footage documents the scale of the Polish defeat already in the opening phase of the campaign.

Period: c. September 1939–December 31, 1939
Credit: The March of Time (Outtakes)US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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Clip name: HFE011558
Length: 0' 30"
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames per Second: 24 fps
Chroma Subsampling: yuv422p10le
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Format: MOV
File Size: 678,491,172 bytes

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